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 part five of my bi-weekly New York City Marathon training update series. The goal is to track my recovery from an injury through to the NYC marathon where I will be aiming to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 TRAINING UPDATE: WEEK 9 & 10
This is part four of my bi-weekly New York City Marathon training update series. The goal is to track my recovery from an injury through to the NYC marathon where I will be aiming to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 TRAINING UPDATE: WEEK 7 & 8
This is part three of my bi-weekly New York City Marathon training update series. The goal is to track my recovery from an injury through to the NYC marathon where I will be aiming to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 TRAINING UPDATE: WEEK 5 & 6
This is part two of my bi-weekly New York City Marathon training update series. The goal is to track my recovery from an injury through to the NYC marathon where I will be aiming to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 TRAINING UPDATE: WEEK 3 & 4
This is part one of my bi-weekly New York City Marathon training update series. The goal is to track my recovery from an injury through to the NYC marathon where I will be aiming to run a sub 3 hour marathon. Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2019 TRAINING UPDATE: WEEK 1 & 2
With two weeks to go until race day I thought I would set out my goal for the Brooklyn Half Marathon. My goal is simple. I am going here to race, I have been targetting this race since I signed up for the NYRR Virtual 6 programme in March 2018. This was how I got my place in the race and has been a goal … Continue reading BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON HOPES & DREAMS
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
With the Manchester marathon now 1 week away, these are my thoughts on race day and a rough idea of what I will be attempting to run. That said, I did have a plan for Tokyo but ended up running 15 mins faster than my wildest dreams. Continue reading GREATER MANCHESTER MARATHON HOPES & DREAMS
The Cheshire Runner. 