Valencia Marathon 2024

PRE-RACE

I’ve not posted an entry on this blog for a long time. I guess it got to a point where I didn’t really feel like sharing my thoughts and running life any more. Partly because the writing inspiration wasn’t there anymore but mostly because I didn’t…

38th Trinidad Alfonso EDP Valencia Marathon

I am late to the start. I look around frantically whilst trying to pin my number on…

About polarised training

Imagine this picture… you’re at the track, still a bit sore and achy from a fairly demanding run a couple of days…

About Threshold Running

I feel I have touched on what threshold running or tempo running is in previous blog posts but have never prepared…

About marathon training basics

Spring marathons are fast approaching and with the possible best intentions I’d like to share some thoughts about what I think are some of the key concepts in marathon training.

Costly victory

Sunday I took part in the Orpington High Elms 10k. It’s genuinely one of my favourite running events of the year. And I mean it. To me it feels as far as possible from a typical road race. It’s entirely off road with a good mix of scenery and it’s probably the hilliest race I know.

About marathon running on treadmills

So, another week stuck indoors…running a marathon on a treadmill…

About Boston

It’s been a while since my last blog entry. After 2 weeks away on holiday I am finally back to my “normal” routine.

Ladywell 10,000 & Day 1 marathon plan

Early and long blog entry. A bit about yesterday’s track experience and a bit about what’s to come over the next few weeks.

I had a fair level of excitement about yesterday’s race on the track. I kind of had been preparing/training for it…

About negative splits

I was not going to write anything about marathon pacing. In fact, since I don’t re-read my own posts on this blog it is…