Welcome to my last blog of 2022. I’ve managed to cover everything from my first race in 2006, through to my first marathon, my marathon retirements (!!), my first ultra, my first multi race challenge and more in this year. This is my final blog covering 2016. In the New Year when I start lookingContinue reading “End of 2016/Challenge for 2017”
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2014 – The final 5 races of 20
This week I complete my look at 2014. The year I raised the bar with my running. I look back at it now and I laid the platform for future challenges I set myself. In a way the vast array or races in 2014 from big city ones, rural races, small fields, large fields, canalContinue reading “2014 – The final 5 races of 20”
2014 – Part 4 Races 12 – 15
So, 11 races covered of 2014 and now we’re into the last 9 and as you’ll remember the original plan was 10 half marathons and 6 full marathons. This had increased to 20 races by July with a mixture of a lot of confidence gained from some good runs and 1 run that I classContinue reading “2014 – Part 4 Races 12 – 15”
2014 – Part 3. Races 8 to 11
I’m going to crack on with the next 4 races of the 2014. All of these were half marathons. The beauty of running for me has been the ability to continuously try new things, mix things up run with other people and be inspired by the incredible efforts of others. Now I knew of peopleContinue reading “2014 – Part 3. Races 8 to 11”
2014 – Part 2. Races 4 to 7
Hello there. This week I’m looking at races 4 to 7 of the 20 I did in 2014 for Macmillan’s. The 1st 3 races as discussed in last week’s blog were all PB runs, 2 half marathons and then the 55-minute PB at Manchester marathon. It was a really good start to the challenge, andContinue reading “2014 – Part 2. Races 4 to 7”
2014 – Races 1-3 of the 20
Let’s begin with the training for the 2014 challenge. Looking at the spreadsheet I started to keep back then I can honestly say I took this challenge pretty seriously. Running 20 races in 8 months, 6 fulls and 14 halfs, was no small matter. Especially for someone who really struggled with the fulls he hadContinue reading “2014 – Races 1-3 of the 20”
2009 Part 2 – New York, New York
Hello and welcome to the 2nd part of my look at 2009. The year I became ambitious and did 2 marathons in one year, approx. 5 months apart. In the last blog I covered Silverstone Half and Edinburgh and how Edinburgh was difficult due to the unexpected heat on the day. After a few weeksContinue reading “2009 Part 2 – New York, New York”
My 1st and Only Full Marathon!
So, the first race I did, GNR 2006 had went pretty well all things considered. If I’d used some common sense back then I would have carried on running for 2 months. Not any long runs; but just getting out 2 or 3 times a week and putting some miles in, letting the body getContinue reading “My 1st and Only Full Marathon!”
The First Race – GNR2006
Before I dive into those first 2 races, I’m just going to make an observation about some the memories I will be sharing over the next few months, maybe even years of this blog series. I started my running when camera phones were taking off, but selfies weren’t a thing yet as the cameras wereContinue reading “The First Race – GNR2006”
Usingh Bolt - Endurance Runner 