On 29th September I took part in the Berlin Marathon, my 18th marathon overall and 13th Abbott World Marathon Major. This was also my second time running Berlin after the 2017 Berlin Marathon was my 1st time running a World Marathon Major and third marathon. Ever since then Berlin has had a very special place in my heart, not specifically because of the race or … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2024 RACE RECAP
Ahead of the Berlin Marathon 2024, here is a quick run down of what gear and tech I wore / use during the race and my race day fuelling. Those who have been around for a while and seen previous xxx Marathon Gear posts will see that the vast majority of things on here are the same, especially on the nutrition side. That’s the whole … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2024 GEAR
Race weekend once again!! This time I headed out to Berlin for my 18th marathon and 13th world marathon major. I last ran the Berlin Marathon in 2017 where the expo was held at a different venue and I didn’t write a post about the expos back then and as I am getting an old boy now the memory isn’t what it once was (it’s … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2024 BIB PICK UP & EXPO
This is my review of how things went for me during 2017. This was my second year of running, but really the first year where I actually had some structure to it. Continue reading 2017 REVIEW
Marathon number 3 and my first World Marathon Major. I ran this marathon as part of the Prostate Cancer UK team and like all marathons, it was a marathon of two halves. A good half and a not so good half. Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2017 RACE RECAP
After 19 weeks of training I enter the final 2 weeks of my Berlin training. Two weeks of tapering and resting up for Berlin….. Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON TRAINING – THE FINAL TWO WEEKS
After 17 weeks of training, these are my final two weeks of “proper” training before entering taper for weeks 20 & 21 then marathon time… it is getting close! Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON TRAINING – WEEK 18 – 19
After missing 3 weeks of training due in injury, it is time to get back at it and get marathon ready for Berlin, just 4 weeks to go until the big day, just how ready am I going to be for this after missing 3 weeks? Also stepping up my swim training now with the 2 mile Swim Serpentine event less than 3 weeks away now!!! Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON TRAINING – WEEK 15 – 17
So the Run Streak has ended after 87 days!! only just over half way through to my target…. take a read for more on why I stopped, how I felt about stopping. Continue reading SO, I’M NOT PERFECT!! THE 150 DAY RUN STREAK HAS COME TO AN END.
After a big week of running in week 11 my legs are feeling a little tired but no time for rest now, these next four weeks see the two longest runs of my training plan with an 18 mile run in week 12 and 20-miles in week 15. I have spent the first 10 weeks of my training mostly working on speed and hill work, … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2017 TRAINING SUMMARY – WEEK 12 – 14
The Cheshire Runner. 