As I am currently unable to run due to a knee tendonitis issue, I decided to look for something else to challenge me. Us endurance athletes need that fix, right? I came across a challenge of hitting the 100,000 steps in one-day goal after watching a VLOG on YouTube. At the time, my current Most Steps in a Day record was 68,125 set back in … Continue reading 100,000 STEPS IN ONE DAY
It has now been 5 weeks and 1 day since I last went out for a run. I had always planned to take a full two week break after running the Virtual New York City Marathon on the 18th October. I like to have a break at the end of each year to give the body some time to recover before starting to chase new … Continue reading ANOTHER INJURY!
This is starting to feel like Groundhog Day! Third virtual marathon in two weeks and fourth in six weeks after running the virtual Boston Marathon in 3:03.34, virtual London Marathon in 3:05.05 and virtual Chicago Marathon in 3:01.12. Don’t worry, this is my final virtual marathon, of 2020 at least, hopefully, we can get back to see real racing next year. So the thing I … Continue reading VIRTUAL NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2020 RECAP
Here we go again, third virtual marathon in 5 weeks after running the virtual Boston Marathon 5 weeks ago and virtual London Marathon last week. This week has been all about recovering from the virtual London Marathon as much as possible. With just 7 days between virtual London and Chicago, it was never going to be the ideal buildup for a “race” but I am … Continue reading VIRTUAL CHICAGO MARATHON 2020 RECAP
I was not originally down to run the London Marathon this year, but when they opened the virtual race up to anyone I was straight in there. It may not be the London Marathon we all know and love but to be a part of the 40th race was still something I was keen to do. This was my second virtual marathon, having ran the … Continue reading VIRTUAL LONDON MARATHON 2020 RECAP
When I ran my first ever Boston Qualifier (BQ) back in March 2019 at the Tokyo Marathon and subsequently securing a place in the 2020 Boston Marathon, I had big hopes and dreams of running from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. Collecting my first unicorn and completing the 6th of the Six Abbott World Marathon Majors. 2020 wasn’t meant to be and when B.A.A. gave the … Continue reading VIRTUAL BOSTON MARATHON 2020 RECAP
My third time running the Mid Cheshire 5k in the last 16 months and having ran a PB here in the 2019 spring race and again in the 2019 summer race I knew it was a quick course. Just like 12 months ago, I was going into the summer race having not had the best training. Last year I had missed a big chunk of … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SUMMER 2020 RACE RECAP
It has been a couple of months since my last post – IRONMAN WALES TRAINING: WEEK 5 and a lot has happened since then, mostly during that week actually. Ironman Wales So firstly, I was training for Ironman Wales. After my week 5 post, the race was cancelled which let’s face it, didn’t come as a surprise to anyone and I was glad they made the … Continue reading A NOT SO QUICK, QUICK CATCH UP
Last week, in my IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 5 post, I missed the long endurance ride after a mechanical. I have now ordered a new chain for the Boardman bike but will be using the race bike (Giant Propel) for the time being. As mentioned last week, I need to get on top of the bike training, it has fallen away in recent weeks. … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 6
Big week this one, well kind of, it’s the first of the big weeks on the plan so it’s not massive but bigger than the previous three so I guess that counts. In my IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 4 update, I was struggling with the early morning starts towards the end of the week. Sadly, they weren’t really that early, I have just fallen … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 5
The Cheshire Runner. 