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My thoughts on VLM’s GFA changes…
Shortly after the London Marathon finished the organisers took down the Good For Age table on the website. From that moment it was clear there were going to be changes but what would they be and when...
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10k’s are for wimps*…
…I’ve drawn this inevitable conclusion after finishing my 4th 10k race in 6 weeks and still not clocked a new PB. 10ks are stupid. Sunday was the RunThrough Clapham Common 10k and it was the hottest...
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When is Enough Enough?
It’s a question I find I’m asking myself more and more. When is enough enough? 26.2? That always seemed the obvious limit to me but who decided that? Pheidippides? Sure, he would probably say that...
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The Work-Life-Run Balance
Achieving a healthy work-life balance is hard enough, especially when you throw in a commute either side of the working day, but add to that your running life and you can quickly end up in a pickle. I...
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Is it ever a ‘good’ time to get injured?
As my shoulder smacked down on the stony trail I knew immediately I’d done enough damage to my ankle to wipe myself out of running for at least a few days. I was 2 miles into the first run of a long...
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Marathons: Spring Vs Autumn
Is it better to train through the freezing Winter…or the sweltering Summer? Frankfurt will be my first autumn marathon. The previous 3 have all been spring marathons which means cold dark nights, cold...
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The Art of Running Slowly
We all know how it works. If you want to improve as a runner you need to mix up your sessions and introduce some speed work, plodding along at one pace won’t get you anywhere. However, in order to make...
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Internet results are forever…but only if they’re published
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival has been slammed this week after refusing to publish a complete list of results for any of the events held over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Why? They claim: “All your...
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The Poncey Air Kiss that could undo it all
There’s just 4 sleeps to go until I run my 7th marathon. I’ve got a sore throat and I’m pretty sure my leg’s about to fall off. No, really, I jogged, jogged round the block on Monday and there’s a new...
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Confessions of a Runner
1.We’re obsessed with Strava Who ran what, where, when and HOW fast?! No way, the GPS must be wrong…oh yes, that complicated zig zag, that’s not right is it? Errrr, excuse me, I’ve just run a Parkrun...
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