2022 preview
I write this blog post already four weeks into what is going to be another busy but rewarding year, with both the birth of my first child and a house move due in the Spring! Despite these exciting life changes,… Read More »2022 preview
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A reflection on 2021
I shall start off by summarising the main events of this past year before moving on to analysing the goals which I had set myself at the start of the year and then finishing off by reviewing my performance highlights.… Read More »A reflection on 2021
Budapest 2021 marathon training part 2
Following on from my part 1 blog I continue by providing an update on the final 6 months of my 12-month marathon training plan towards the Budapest Marathon on Sunday 10th October 2021. Months 7- 12 I managed to continue… Read More »Budapest 2021 marathon training part 2
Budapest 2021 marathon training part 1
Having not raced on the roads since March 2020 at the Lydd 20 mile and with the Cork City Marathon (what would have been my third attempt at the marathon distance) and various other races being cancelled in 2020 due… Read More »Budapest 2021 marathon training part 1
Product review: Aftershokz Trekz Titanium headphones
Earlier this year I applied for the Aftershokz “UK Shokzstar Program” along with almost 1,200 other people! Although I was not one of the 10 applicants who were accepted onto the program, I was invited to join their “Shokzsquad beta”… Read More »Product review: Aftershokz Trekz Titanium headphones
Lydd 20 mile road race – Sunday 8th March 2020
I signed up for this race at the beginning of February in the knowledge that this would be quite a step-up in distance for me, given that I haven’t run further than 15 miles in my marathon training so far… Read More »Lydd 20 mile road race – Sunday 8th March 2020
Cork City marathon training – week 3
Week 3 of my training for the Cork City marathon saw me recovering from the National Cross Country race at the weekend with an easy run on the Monday morning. I then chose to bring my planned 15 mile long… Read More »Cork City marathon training – week 3
Cork City marathon training – week 2
I had to amend my training for week 2 as it started off with an emergency on the Monday which I had to deal with and this meant I missed my planned interval session for that day. I ended up… Read More »Cork City marathon training – week 2
English National Cross Country Championships: Wollaton Park, Nottingham – Saturday 22nd February 2020
This year the English National Cross Country Championships took place in the Midlands, with Wollaton Park in Nottingham acting as the venue. Each year the venue for “The Nationals” alternates between the South, Midlands and North of England – last… Read More »English National Cross Country Championships: Wollaton Park, Nottingham – Saturday 22nd February 2020
The Running Man blog (2013)
Whilst searching for running images of myself on the Internet this morning, I had the pleasure of coming across some blog posts which I wrote in my old DJ’ing blog on “Blogger” back in 2013! I used this blog to… Read More »The Running Man blog (2013)