Well folks, thanks for staying with me so long (I’ll assuming you’ve been with me since the start as it makes me feel better). It been 10 months in coming. 10 months since I first set off for a run around my local block – a run of 1.5 miles that totally knackered me out. … More 1 Week to go – and the training is all but done
Firstly – what kind of time is 08:25 for a long run to start? I ask you – what time do you have to have breakfast for it to do you any good at that time of the morning? The answer? Too blooming early. This was my first, and my last ‘breakfast run’. Sod that, … More The Kingston Breakfast Run – 16 miles
Easter is NOT about chocolate eggs. Not this year anyway. Its about running. Running for a long long time. The plan was to do a 20 mile circuit – running all the way if I could, but happy knowing that having not done a run anywhere near this long before I may have to do … More 20 mile solo run – Easter Weekend…
Apologies for the lack of updates folks – alas this means this one is going to be a long one! Feel free to skip down to the photo for the synopsis. 🙂 So, let me set the seen. . . its Sunday 28th March – having just been on a stag night involving two curries … More The Windsor Half Marathon – my Third!
tunbridge half marathon – afterOriginally uploaded by steveslaw So another couple of weeks have gone by and the Marathon looms so much closer! Since the Watford half back at the beginning of Feb I have been training 3 times a week – 1 track night, 1 gym night and a weekend run. None of them … More Tunbridge Wells half marathon
Hats off to oldspice – AWESOME adds 🙂 In the words a man I know – “Witness the reinvention of a brand” Now, I must rush out to buy some! I cant believe I’ve been smelling like a lady all these years…
12/02/2010Originally uploaded by steveslaw During a recent clear out in preparation for a shiny new laptop that I have just ordered I stumbled across my old and much loved, though thoroughly forgotten about iPod. – its a 3rd gen 20gb and back in the day it was the bees-knees. (someone please tell me the origins … More An old Classic is reborn…
Watford half marathon 004Originally uploaded by steveslaw I DID IT!!!! I BLOODY WELL DID IT! 2 hours, 15 minutes. Only 5 minutes off my pace 🙂 Here is the route according to my Garmin – though please forgive it for losing signal and missing bits of the journey – but this gives you an idea … More Watford half marathon 2010
and I am nervous. I also ache a fair bit. I’ve just done my last training run before the half Marathon, and its only my 3rd run outside so far this year! Holy batshit! So – my trusty garmin tells me my run was 12.5k – I’m hoping it was a little more than that … More Twas the eve before the eve of my First half Marathon…
So week 4 saw me taking it easy from running and working out on the cross trainer at the gym. I managed a total of 40k over 4 visits – with one visit doing 21k in 1 hour 45 minutes. That’s a half Marathon on the cross trainer – which means surely I can do … More 2010 – Week 4
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