My third time running the Mid Cheshire 5k in the last 16 months and having ran a PB here in the 2019 spring race and again in the 2019 summer race I knew it was a quick course. Just like 12 months ago, I was going into the summer race having not had the best training. Last year I had missed a big chunk of … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SUMMER 2020 RACE RECAP
It has been a couple of months since my last post – IRONMAN WALES TRAINING: WEEK 5 and a lot has happened since then, mostly during that week actually. Ironman Wales So firstly, I was training for Ironman Wales. After my week 5 post, the race was cancelled which let’s face it, didn’t come as a surprise to anyone and I was glad they made the … Continue reading A NOT SO QUICK, QUICK CATCH UP
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
With so much of the 2020 race plan cancelled or postponed, I am starting to look at my plans for 2021 as I do not see much chance of the postponed races going ahead in 2020. Where I have been given the option, I have deferred entries over to 2021 to give more time for things to a more normal. My thinking is, I cannot … Continue reading PLANNING FOR 2021
On the 20th March we got the news that the 2020 Boston Marathon was to be postponed until 14th September. Until then I had been working hard to get myself ready to attempt to run a sub 3-hour marathon. Then on the 24th March the UK went into lockdown. I can remember it well, I was in the garage sat on my bike doing a … Continue reading MY TRAINING DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
It has been one month since I received the e-mail advising that the Boston Marathon had been postponed to September. In that time I have had most of my planned races for 2020 either postponed or cancelled. Postponed: Manchester Marathon B.A.A. 5k Boston Marathon Ironman 70.3 Mallorca Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire Cancelled: Tour of Tameside Ironman Ireland Ironman UK During those first few weeks, motivated took … Continue reading IT’S BEEN A MINUTE
After a couple of easier / taper weeks in week 7 & 8 and following on from my PB run at The Big Half in week 8, it is back to business as usual for the next month. The injury niggles have cleared, the cold has cleared and no more races to taper for until the Manchester Marathon on 5th April. After racing the half … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 9 & 10….. RACE POSTPONED!!
The last update in WEEK 5 & 6 finished up with a bit of a hamstring & piriformis niggle cutting the long run short and missing out on racing a Parkrun. The plan was to run a 16 mile long run in week 6 but that didn’t happen. It is getting frustrating that I am missing the long runs, that is now the 3rd long … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 7 & 8
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
In the BOSTON MARATHON TRAINING: WEEK 3 & 4 update I got back on track with the long runs after cutting two short in the first two weeks of training. I also continued with the speed endurance work, building in some miles at my goal marathon pace of 6:50min/mile. WEEK 5 – 3rd – 9th February: This week followed the same routine as previous weeks. One … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2020 TRAINING: WEEK 5 & 6
The Cheshire Runner. 