FOREWORD: Sharp-eyed readers will recognise this as an old post. It was originally saved to wordpress as a page and I had a clear-out and wanted it as a regular post, so I had to save it as one. It’s the neat-freak in me. Anyway… (Originally posted July 2012) Review time again folks, and…
Have you ever stopped to think about just how fast the elite marathon runners are? I mean really thought about it? The current world record for 26.2 miles is held by Patrick Macau of Kenya, who won the 2011 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:03:38. To use the official IAAF terminology, that’s ruddy quick.…
So, by now you may have read my ever-so-slightly puerile review of 2012, in which I looked back at the running resolutions I’d set myself this time last year. The purpose of today’s post is to set myself some new goals in the hope that they’ll imbue me with a sense of purpose and laser-guided…
Do me a favour. If you ever find out I’ve not been following the advice laid out in this post, kindly print it out, wrap it round a brick and throw it at my stupid face. Thanks. My long runs have been coming along quite nicely of late. I’ve been running for a couple of…
It’s been a while since I treated you to one of my detailed and informative (ha!) product reviews, so today let’s have a little look at a lightweight jacket from our chums at Ron Hill. As always, I’ll start off with the caveat that I don’t pretend to understand the various technical aspects of running…
Hello there, great to have you here. I loved that thing you did the other day by the way; you know, the thing. With your hair. Anyway, if you’ll indulge me, I’d like to have a chat about something that’s been on my mind for a while. The runners nod has been discussed since the…
The other day I had my longest run ever, a whopping (by my standards) 15 miles at a gentle pace that, allowing for a coffee detour and numerous bouts of stopping to look at stuff, took me just under 3 hours with an average moving pace of 10:22/mile. Poring over the stats afterwards, I…
(or, The Second Installment of My Long-Winded and Largely Off-Topic Race Report of the Adidas 24hr Thunder Run 2012) Back for more? Well, it’s lovely to see you – have you done something new with your hair? Looks amazing. If you haven’t read part one of this race report you can find it here, but…
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s quite fitting that today’s blog post is on the subject of ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump in the trail path*. After a week of steady running I just had time for one last long run before the end of the week, possibly my last one…
Born to Plod 