Finally, after 3 years I am heading back to New York to run the marathon. This is my fourth New York City marathon after racing in 2017, 2018 and 2019. If the world had gone to plan this would have been number 6 after 2020 was cancelled and then missing out due to the travel ban in 2021. I am just really happy to be … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY & EXPO
It is obvious to anyone who knows me that I love the New York City Marathon. Despite living in Cheshire UK, the New York City Marathon is my most run race having run the 2017 New York City Marathon, 2018 New York City Marathon and 2019 New York City Marathon as well as the 2020 Virtual New York City Marathon (in Scholar Green). I have … Continue reading I LOVE NEW YORK CITY…. MARATHON
After a couple of easier / taper weeks in week 7 & 8 and following on from my PB run at The Big Half in week 8, it is back to business as usual for the next month. The injury niggles have cleared, the cold has cleared and no more races to taper for until the Manchester Marathon on 5th April. After racing the half … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 9 & 10….. RACE POSTPONED!!
The last update in WEEK 5 & 6 finished up with a bit of a hamstring & piriformis niggle cutting the long run short and missing out on racing a Parkrun. The plan was to run a 16 mile long run in week 6 but that didn’t happen. It is getting frustrating that I am missing the long runs, that is now the 3rd long … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 7 & 8
In the BOSTON MARATHON TRAINING: WEEK 3 & 4 update I got back on track with the long runs after cutting two short in the first two weeks of training. I also continued with the speed endurance work, building in some miles at my goal marathon pace of 6:50min/mile. WEEK 5 – 3rd – 9th February: This week followed the same routine as previous weeks. One … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 5 & 6
In my BOSTON MARATHON TRAINING: WEEK 1 & 2 update I talked about what I had been up to in the two months since the New York City Marathon before heading into the first two weeks back on the marathon training wagon. I had a few issues with my long runs in both week 1 and 2 so the big main aim for these next two … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 3 & 4
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
This is my third time running the New York City Marathon, have a read of my NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2017 and NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2018 to see how the previous two years have gone. Some highs and some lows in there and more of the same to come in 2019. The day began with a 4:30am alarm, thankfully, the clocks go back an hour … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 RACE RECAP
The final day in New York. Another marathon weekend draws to a close as does the 2019 racing season for me. I now have no more races on the plan until 1st March 2020 and after a long season which pretty much began on the 27th November 2018 and went right through to yesterday, 3rd November 2019, it has been a long tiring year. It … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 – DAY 4: LEAVING NEW YORK
This post will be quite brief. Today was race day so I will post a separate New York City Marathon race recap. I have a rule when it comes to posting or making any decisions after a big race like this. Leave it 72 hours before doing anything regarding the race. That gives time for things to sink in and not post in the heat … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 – DAY 3: RACE DAY
The Cheshire Runner. 