My Journey to the World Marathon Challenge 2021

Well, this week was one of the toughest to date. I had already decided to increase my running distances, but Benson also decided that this would be a good week to add extra strength work in the gym. On the basis that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, I am still alive so must… Continue reading A seriously tough week

The trouble with doing a tough race and then having a week of rest, is that the first week that you get back to training is really hard. This week was nothing special, I just did all the usual training that do every week, but it felt so much harder. The good news is that… Continue reading First week back

This week was one of recovery. The Snowdon race had damaged my quads, front top leg muscles, and it was quite sore to walk initially. Whilst I had done some good training, I had not done enough to prepare for the down hill abuse that my legs took. The pictures of the race are really… Continue reading Rest and recuperation

This week was all about the Snowdon Race on Saturday. Making sure that my food was on target and suitable, that I slept well, hydrated well and did a little running to keep my legs turning over. I did my usual 4m run on Monday and did another on Wednesday, with some sprints this time.… Continue reading Snowdon Race

This week was a good one. Couldn’t do my gym and swim on Monday evening as the gym was still closed, but apart from that had a good full week. Wednesday, I came up with the bright idea that as I hadn’t done my gym session on Monday, I would do both my Monday and… Continue reading Last week

Part of the “joy” of working in Henley-on-Thames is that we have to contend with the Royal Regatta and various other regattas and festivals. All of them bring the traffic to a stand-still and various places simply close. In my case, the interruption was due to the gym closing as the staff were pulled across… Continue reading Some weeks are sent to try us

This week was a bit of a struggle. It has been clear that I have been pushing hard and this week it was my legs that gave in. Running was hard work from the Monday recovery run and throughout the rest of the week. It didn’t stop me of course, but just meant that it… Continue reading A bit of a different week

This was my first week back after resting from the St. Albans half marathon. Mind focused on the next race on 20th July, the Snowden Mountain 10 miles base to summit and back, I knew that a change in routine would be required. Having said that, I still did roughly the same routine for the… Continue reading A week of brutality and fun

Well, this week was set for resting. Having hit the peak of my fastest ever half marathon last Saturday, the plan is to rest after a race. Monday and Tuesday was nothing more than 4 mile recovery runs each day. Monday was a very slow run with everything feeling very tight. Tuesday was much better… Continue reading A week of recovery

Well this week was one to be proud of. The week started with me still protecting my back as it was still not right and I didn’t want to risk a further injury with the half marathon at the end of the week. I did all of my runs as normal, but avoided the swimming… Continue reading St. Albans half marathon week