Whilst all races have been cancelled for the foreseeable future and training is in that lull before starting the next marathon or ironman block, things can get boring and motivation levels can drop. Especially in these unprecedented times when we don’t know when the next race will be and we are stuck in lockdown. Thankfully, the UK lockdown rules allow us to leave the house … Continue reading VIRTUAL RACING
This is my first race of 2020 and I have to say, I have been getting serious FOMO seeing so many people posting about races on social media. I haven’t raced for four months and only raced 5 times since returning from Tokyo 11 months ago. I have really been looking forward to racing hard this weekend and seeing what I can do and where … Continue reading THE BIG HALF 2020 RACE RECAP
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 Outlaw X is a new middle distance (half ironman) triathlon for 2019 celebrating 10 years of OSB events. After my injury during the IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 4 months ago, I decided that I would sign up to race this one right at the very end of the UK triathlon season. 4 months of injury recovery has gone quite well and I am going into this one … Continue reading OUTLAW X TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
My first half marathon of 2019 coming just 15 weeks after the calf tear which nearly put me out for the year. My aim for today is to run the half at full marathon pace and use this race as a long steady run as part of my build up for the New York Marathon. Continue reading CHESHIRE HALF MARATHON 2019 RACE RECAP
This is my second time running the Mid-Cheshire 5k after running the Mid-Cheshire Spring 5k in April where I set a new PB of 18:10. Since then my run fitness has declined following a calf strain in May. I have not been able to get in as much speed work and the mileage has dropped as well. I am now 15 weeks into the recovery … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SUMMER 2019 RACE RECAP
This is the story of my comeback race, the first race since I sustained a serious injury putting me out for most of the summer. How will I get on coming back from an injury, will my body still be able to do it? Continue reading TATTON PARK AUGUST 10K RECAP
This is my first race since I suffered a grade two tear of the calf muscle 8 weeks ago at IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA whilst I have been able to train in the pool and on the bike, running has been very limited. I only got back to easy paced 5k running this week. I did try to cancel or defer all my races in June & July … Continue reading ABERSOCH SPRINT TRIATHLON 2019 RACE RECAP
So I will cut straight to the chase and tell you that this race was a disaster, I sustained an injury right at the very start which resulted in me pulling out after the bike leg. Back to the normal race recap style now and let’s go into a bit more detail. You can read about the registration in my IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA – DAY 1 blog … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 RACE RECAP
The Mid-Cheshire 5k is my first 5k since I ran an 18:51 PB at ROCK n ROLL LIVERPOOL 5k in 2018 (not counting the Chicago 5k and Abbotts Dash to the Finish as they were shakeout runs for the marathons the following day. I signed up for the Mid-Cheshire 5k as it is billed as a fast flat course, the fastest 5k in the UK in 2018 … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SPRING 2019 RACE RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 