London Marathon
It’s taken me 6 months and a couple of attempts to write this post. It took some time to process it all amid a lot of other things I had going on in my...
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Berlin Marathon 2022
In 2019 I entered the ballot for Berlin marathon fully expecting to be unsuccessful. I based this expectation on the stories I’d heard about how hard it can be to get into London marathon...
A look at back 2021 (pt 3)
Ok, so here’s the final part of my mini blog series looking back at 2021. In the previous two posts, the second of which you can find here, I talked about my ultra marathons....
Socially Distanced Racing
Socially distanced racing is a concept I don’t think many people would even have thought of, let alone participated in before March 2020. However, for those of us who wish to get back to...
A Year In The Making
At last years Bridgwater half marathon I found out just how unfit I was while coming back from injury. Returning from said injury was tough. You could say its been a year in the...
Bristol and West Fast 5000s – My Track Debut
Last Saturday night I made my track debut at the Bristol and West Fast 5000s event. Regular readers/followers will know this is the race I’ve been training for over the last 6 weeks or...
Exeter 10k 2019
I had high hopes of a PB going into Exeter 10k. My training had been going well and on the day, the weather was much cooler than the previous days. This race was essentially...
Making My Marathon Debut
Making my marathon debut has been a year in the making. After having to withdraw from last years Newport Marathon due to injury, I was seeking redemption this time around. After my experience last...
Taunton Half Marathon
Taunton half marathon became my secondary target race for this spring when I failed to PB at Newport half marathon. My primary target is of course Newport marathon but Simon and I have also...
Reading Half Marathon
Reading half marathon is a race I was supposed to do last year. Just like Newport half marathon, it fell victim to the snow. The event organisers then proceeded to handle the cancellation of...