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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 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”

2014 – The first Multi-race Challenge

I know it’s been a few weeks!  So, in my journey to 100m, which was never the intended challenge, we’ve reached the end of 2013.  A year of 2 half marathons that went really well and actually made me believe that running was good for me.  Maybe not marathons, but the half marathon was definitelyContinue reading “2014 – The first Multi-race Challenge”