PBs are supposed to go down, not up right? Not mine. This week my personal best for 26.2 miles went from 3:38:08 to 3:42:30 without me having to put on a running shoe. It's pretty annoying to say the least. Back in 2013 I ran Manchester Marathon. I was wanting to get a London Marathon [...]
I live in Hackney. It's a pretty interesting place to live. Run Hackney Half Marathon has been going a few years but I've never been able to run it before. So when Brooks asked if I wanted to run 13.1 miles round the borough I was keen. I jogged the 5k from my flat, down [...]
Running is a seasonal affair. And I'm not just talking about putting away the thermal tights and digging out the short shorts for some sun's out - buns out runs. I'm talking race distances. Spring and autumn are marathon season, but those sunny months in between are all about shorter distances. It makes sense, your muscles [...]
Some days I don't want to go running. Though I want to have been running and to be able to tick a run off my plan, sometimes the thought of actually going out the door to run fills me with dread. It's probably a surprise to my runners that I feel like this. They assume [...]
The last instalment of Phil's London Marathon series sees him reflecting on race day. I was feeling a little nervous. I guess most people would be if they were trapped in a pen with a giant bear. Luckily for me it was Paddington bear and he was adjusting the race number on his duffel coat. [...]
After Charlotte finished her first marathon on Sunday, I asked her to share some words here. Here's her advice to budding marathoners. Last Sunday I joined the ranks of London marathon finishers. I ran a consistent pace all the way, and even persuaded my tired legs to speed up fractionally at the end, whilst raising [...]
One of my least favourite things to do is shop for bras. It's up there with going to the dentist and getting my hair cut (I know a lot of people enjoy the latter but I just don't get it). So when I find a bra I like, I tend to bulk but and stick [...]
On Saturday night I have two marathon runners (Phil and Cathy) to feed and entertain and keep calm before they run London the next day. As well as feeding them carbs I'll be putting on a film to keep them quiet and induce good dreams. Here's some suggestions I had. Run Fat Boy Run This [...]
Yesterday I spent much of the day watching the Brighton Marathon tracker app. I had four runners taking part and a couple of friends running, and it was exciting viewing. Everyone finished and I asked one of those runners, Lisa, to write a few words about her race. I have always been a bit of [...]
It's April, which means that Sundays this month are chock full of marathons. For the past four years I've run at least one of them - last year I was greedy and ran both Manchester and London. I wrote a lot of marathon training plans at the start of this year and with each one [...]
