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
KNEE TENDONITIS UPDATE: Today brings up the 2 month mark since the last time I was able to run. 61 days without being able to run! Just typing that out makes me feel sad. In case you missed my ANOTHER INJURY post, the short of it is, I have tendonitis in my left knee. It has been a difficult 2 months trying to adapt to … Continue reading INJURY & COVID UPDATE
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
Well, as if this year had not been bad enough, I can now add COVID-19 to the list. After having two bouts of appendicitis in April and June causing a total of 6 weeks out and then tendinitis in my knee from October – now causing at least 12 weeks out, catching COVID just tops this year off. One positive I guess, catching it whilst … Continue reading I’VE GOT COVID-19
This is a quick run through of the shoes I have or planned to run in during 2020. Until I pulled them all together for this post I didn’t think I had used that many shoes, oops. It also appears I have a Nike problem too. Let me know what shoes you have been running in during 2020, there are soooo many to choose from … Continue reading MY 2020 RUNNING SHOE ROTATION
It has now been 5 weeks and 1 day since I last went out for a run. I had always planned to take a full two week break after running the Virtual New York City Marathon on the 18th October. I like to have a break at the end of each year to give the body some time to recover before starting to chase new … Continue reading ANOTHER INJURY!
This is starting to feel like Groundhog Day! Third virtual marathon in two weeks and fourth in six weeks after running the virtual Boston Marathon in 3:03.34, virtual London Marathon in 3:05.05 and virtual Chicago Marathon in 3:01.12. Don’t worry, this is my final virtual marathon, of 2020 at least, hopefully, we can get back to see real racing next year. So the thing I … Continue reading VIRTUAL NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2020 RECAP
Here we go again, third virtual marathon in 5 weeks after running the virtual Boston Marathon 5 weeks ago and virtual London Marathon last week. This week has been all about recovering from the virtual London Marathon as much as possible. With just 7 days between virtual London and Chicago, it was never going to be the ideal buildup for a “race” but I am … Continue reading VIRTUAL CHICAGO MARATHON 2020 RECAP
I was not originally down to run the London Marathon this year, but when they opened the virtual race up to anyone I was straight in there. It may not be the London Marathon we all know and love but to be a part of the 40th race was still something I was keen to do. This was my second virtual marathon, having ran the … Continue reading VIRTUAL LONDON MARATHON 2020 RECAP
When I ran my first ever Boston Qualifier (BQ) back in March 2019 at the Tokyo Marathon and subsequently securing a place in the 2020 Boston Marathon, I had big hopes and dreams of running from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. Collecting my first unicorn and completing the 6th of the Six Abbott World Marathon Majors. 2020 wasn’t meant to be and when B.A.A. gave the … Continue reading VIRTUAL BOSTON MARATHON 2020 RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 