After a long tiring travel day and expo yesterday in the NYCM Day 1 post, today was going to be more relaxing and getting things ready for the run tomorrow. I was also signed up to run the Abbott 5k Dash to the Finish which I was going to be using as a shakeout run. I didn’t have a great sleep, the room felt hot … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 – DAY 2: 5K DASH & RELAXING?
Time to head out to New York again, this time to run the 2019 TCS New York City marathon. This will be my third year running this marathon, New York is by far the best marathon I have run, hence coming back three times. This year I am travelling with my wife and daughter and then heading down to Florida for 10 days at Disney … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY & EXPO
My final day in Tokyo, well half day really with flying out at lunchtime. This is pretty much just a round up to finish off the trip. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 6: BACK HOME
This is the only day that really matters from this trip. Race day, the only reason I booked this trip. Most of the day is covered in my separate race recap post but you can read on to see what else happened today. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 5: RACE DAY.
World marathon major number 5 and my 11th marathon distance run. Can I back up what I did in New York 4 months ago, could I run another PB….. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 RACE RECAP
Here we are, the day before the marathon. Time to hydrate and carb load whilst taking it easy, but my coach plans in an interval session, damn it. I knew I should have made this the A race so I could have an easier week leading up to the marathon. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 4: RELAXING…
Day 3 on my travels includes my first run out here in Tokyo and then spending the rest of the day sightseeing around Tokyo inc Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Crossing and Robot Restaurant. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 3: ROBOT RESTAURANT, COMPLETE MADNESS!
Day 2 of my Tokyo travels and we pick up from where we left off in Copenhagen. This blog includes my first introduction to the Tokyo train system, the expo and an evening stroll around Shinjuku. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 2: ARRIVAL & EXPO
This is the first of my Tokyo marathon blogs, keeping track of my time in Tokyo. In this first post I am on my travels, flying out and attempting to navigate the rail system. Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY
With Tokyo now two weeks away I thought I would put pen to paper so to speak and write down what I am hoping for from this race. When I signed up to run Tokyo back in July I knew that this one would present a number of challenges which I have not faced during my previous nine marathons. Nothing unique to me or anything … Continue reading TOKYO MARATHON 2019 HOPES & DREAMS
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