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
I think I may have re-found some form and a little consistency in week 9 and 10 after being very hit and miss since returning from Egypt in week 7. Even week 10 saw me running back to back sessions and double run days which resulted in an aborted long run on the Saturday but at least that week I got back on track by … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 11 & 12
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
Before the 2024 Berlin Marathon I headed down to the Tracksmith pop-up store for their Saturday shakeout run. Usually, well, up until 2023 I would always run in the big organised 5k shakeout runs, such as the Generali 5k or the BAA 5k / Abbott Dash to the Finisher, Chicago 5k… you get the picture. You pay $40, $50 to run a 5k, get a … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2024 TRACKSMITH SHAKEOUT RUN
After week 7 & 8 was a mixed bag of a good week followed by a bad week where I went down with a cold and ended up missing a few days and then aborting the long run, I was hoping to get back on track from week 9. I have decided to increase the mileage between now and Chicago, taking a small risk pushing … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 9 & 10
Welcome to weeks 7 & 8 of this Chicago Marathon training block, the point where I reach the half way mark. Following on from a rocky start, Weeks 5 & 6 had gone well, a good solid week in week 5 then a cutback week in week 6 whilst on our family holiday in Egypt. I did some light training out in Egypt but nothing … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 7 & 8
The Chicago Marathon 2024 Training week 3 & 4 went well all things considered. I made some good progress and the pace is starting to improve. Still slower than where I would typically be at this stage of a marathon training block, or at least where I would have been going into week 5 of the Boston 2023 and 2024 training block. Looking back further … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 5 & 6
As I thought, I have fallen a little behind with the training blogs, as I am now into week 8 as I write weeks 3 & 4. Clearly, the demand of marathon training, family, and work plus trying to write a blog post each week is too much for me. In the Chicago Marathon Week 2 post I had gotten over a sickness bug in … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 3 & 4
On to the second week of this training block into the Chicago Marathon. In the Chicago Marathon Training Week 1 blog, I had completed 4 days of running at the end of the week but was still getting over the sickness bug which meant I missed Mon – Wed. Thankfully, I am now feeling over that bug and able to give this week a proper … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 TRAINING: WEEK 2
The Cheshire Runner. 