The London Marathon 2019 is in two weeks time, and those gracing the start line will include Sir Mo, Kipsang and Mr & Mrs Brogan. Yes, our long awaited return to London will happen on 28th April. This is the same course where I set my marathon PB of 3.17, back in 2015 and running…
Tag: London Marathon
Back with another one of those block rockin’ beats?
It was the 2018 London Marathon last weekend. We, like many others, watched the race from our front room. However, in a parallel universe we could have been running. Rewinding a few months, I had decided to be honest with myself and admit that no matter how much I wanted to be part of the…
And…I’m Back
(Breath) I have no excuses for not updating my blog over the past few months, and I’m a bit disappointed by my lack of blogging. However, to be blunt, I didn’t feel that I had anything of note to write about. Running was not going very well, and although I didn’t technically stop running, I…
From Wilmslow with love
The year was 2015, the time was 90 minutes 18 seconds, and the athlete was me. Wilmslow Half Marathon provided the setting for one of my best runs to date. The performance shocked me, especially as I didn’t look at my watch until I had one mile left to go. The race was in preparation…
Reminiscing of London 2015
The race all runners want to run: the London Marathon. In 2015, after years of unsuccessful ballot entries and Smurfs rejection letters, I was lucky enough to get a Good For Age entry. I made it to the green start line, and was ecstatic to be running the race that for years I had only…
Beginnings
A bit of background about how I first got into running.
Some run 