Disaster – London Marathon 2017 [Report]
4 months of training, a good bump in mileage and some excellent race results in build up but on the big day a race of two halves and a big disappointment crossing the line in the end.
Joint 3rd place and a run that went pretty much to my best hopes, and Canalathon 50k turned out to be one of my best races in a long time.
Grizzly Race 2017 – Pearl’s a Stinger
Time to head back to the cliffs and bogs of Devon for another punishing crack at the mighty Grizzly race.
Looking forward to Canalathon 50k
I’ve had my eye on Canalathon for a couple of years but it’s always been passed over in favour of a bigger goal close to the date but this time I’m going to take on the 50k before London.
After a stellar first month of London Marathon training I was struck down with some sort of illness that’s been doing the rounds and it wiped me out big time.
London training – A successful first month
After the first week at 65 miles I have to admit I was a little nervous but to be honest I’d done a medium long run, a tempo session and a long run for the first time in ages.
London marathon training begins
Training has begun, London seems a fair way away but it’s going to come around fast!
This week I’ve hit the big 4-0. A move into a new age category and many new goals to aim for.
Behind the hi-viz – marshaling the White Rose 100 miler
This year, my time at the White Rose ultra was spent driving between checkpoints, sitting in the dark waiting for runners and helping anyone who needed it.
A “comeback” race in as much as I felt reasonably close to fitness and wanted to double check whether I was right or painfully wrong ..