On 15th April, I raced my second Boston Marathon. This being my 16th marathon (plus 4 lockdown virtuals) and 11th world marathon major. Last year I raced the Boston Marathon 2023 and got my first taste of this special race weekend. I was fortunate enough to run a BQ in Boston but then improved on that by a further 5 minutes at the London Marathon … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2024 RACE RECAP
In this post I will give you a rundown of the gear I will be running the 128th Boston Marathon in and what I will be eating and drinking for breakfast and both pre and during the race. Although I run the 2023 Boston and London marathons, it seems I forgot to post a Gear blog for those, so it has actually been 18 months … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2024 GEAR
Up until the Boston Marathon 2023, I have always taken part in the big BAA or NYRR 5k races taking place around marathon weekend. Last year, I bucked that trend and opted for some of the free brand activations and shakeout runs which I talked about in my Boston Marathon 2023 Shakeout Runs post. This year, I decided to do the same as those shakeouts … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2024 SHAKEOUT RUNS
You know the saying… You wait ages for a bus then two come at once! Well, you wait ages to qualify for Boston (with a big enough buffer!) then you go back to back, baby. After finally achieving my dream of racing Boston in last year’s Boston Marathon 2023 after the heartbreak of missing out in 2020 due to the COVID cancellation and then again … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2024 BIB PICK UP & EXPO
So here we go then. A race recap I have saved in my drafts folder since March 2020. On 17th April 2023, I raced my first Boston Marathon, my 6th of the 6 World Marathon Majors, and my 14th marathon overall (not including virtuals). Man, it feels good writing that. So we’ll get the whole I have been waiting for this race for years and … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 RACE RECAP
One of the many good things about Boston Marathon weekend is the buzz around the city. There are so many groups out running and brands or influencers organising shakeout runs. It is hard to pick which one(s) you want to do and you could quite easily clock up more miles shaking out than the 26.2 on big day. I had wanted to run the Tracksmith … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 SHAKEOUT RUNS
After 3 and a half years of waiting, I finally made it to Boston (despite a 21-hour delay on the way out) and hit the expo on Saturday 15th April. Yes, I know! Expo on a Saturday is generally not the best time to go but to be honest, it wasn’t that bad. The original plan was to go on Friday when it opened up … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 REGISTRATION & EXPO
No sooner have Christmas and New Year passed us by, we are looking forward to the spring marathon season. I for one cannot wait to see the back of these cold, grey and damp winter months. I would be happy if we had some snow here in the UK, I love running in snow but nope, just rain and fog. This spring I will be … Continue reading SPRING MARATHON SEASON
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