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
On the 6th November 2022, I ran my fourth in-person New York City Marathon having taken part in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 races and fifth if you want to count the 2020 virtual running. I will link to my race recaps for those years below: It was the running of that 2020 virtual marathon which secured me the place in the in-person race this … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 RACE RECAP
It has been a while since I last posted a rundown of my running race day gear, in fact, it was 3 years ago at the 2019 New York City Marathon so it has been cool to have a look through the gear from 3 years ago and compare it to this year. There is actually very little difference besides different colour Next%’s and a … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 GEAR
In yesterday’s New York City Marathon 2022 Day 1 post I had travelled over from the UK and hit the expo up. Today’s plan is really straightforward. Run the 5k in the morning then spend as much time as possible off my feet ahead of tomorrow’s marathon. I slept really well last night, 2min shy of 8hrs which for me is really good. I am … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 – DAY 2: ABBOTT DASH TO THE FINISH 5k
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
On 3rd April I made my return to the marathon start line after 29 months away. It has been a long time since I toed the line at the New York City Marathon 2019. The pandemic and various injuries meant I missed a lot but there are bigger things to worry about in the world right now. In September 2021 I picked up a stress … Continue reading MARATHON DE PARIS 2022 RACE RECAP
It is that time where we sit down and pen the goals for the coming year. I am not a big fan of making huge sweeping changes to my goals as I believe in setting one big lifetime goal such as qualifying for the Ironman World Champs at Kona. Then set myself small goals to help that journey to the big goal. So smaller goals … Continue reading 2021 GOALS
The London Classics is an extra medal you can earn for completing the all three of the London Marathon Events races. To earn this extra BIG medal, you need to complete the London Marathon, RideLondon-Surrey 100 and Swim Serpentine in any order. There are no special entry options into each of the three races, which makes gaining entry into them, especially the London Marathon, the … Continue reading LONDON CLASSICS
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