The first time. There is something undeniably magical about being part of the Boston Marathon. I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s there, in the air, almost tangible. It feels like the whole city is …
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Boston on my mind – part 2
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Boston on my mind – Part 1
From a twinkle in my eye to a date in the diary. So with just a week to go to the 2018 Boston Marathon, and with training having turned to tapering, it seems as good …
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Fast, at last.
In May of 2010, not long after I’d limped over the finish line of my first ever marathon in a time of 4:18, a friend looked up what time I’d need to run to achieve …
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“Act your age and take up golf”
“Act your age and take up golf”. This was the advice given to me by a passing neighbor as I struggled to the end of one of my runs this week.
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Begin again
In 13 weeks I’ll run The Light At The End of the Tunnel Marathon. This will be my 14th marathon. Between now and then I have approximately 75 days of training. Today was day one. I …
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Staying the course
16 weeks down and 2 to go on the road to DC. Whenever I talk to non-runners about marathon running, one of the comments I almost invariably hear (other than “you’re crazy”), is “I could …
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The Anatomy of a Great Week
8 weeks to DC. Last week was a good great week. The kind of week that makes you think you’ve cracked this running thing, that all the bleeding nipples, sweat and tears have been worth …
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18 weeks
So here we go again. 18 weeks between now and the Brighton Marathon start line. 18 weeks of uphills and downhills, of good runs and bad runs, of aches, pains and soreness. 18 weeks of …
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5 things I learnt running the St George Marathon
At the end of a marathon, I always find it helpful to take a moment to reflect on the run, to think about the lessons or insights that I gained from the exercise, and share …
Run me to the moon 