OK, disaster may just be overplaying it a little but after the glory of last week… Well, it turns out that running 60k in a week having not done much building up can cause the body to start complaining! I went for a run on Monday and noted straight away that something wasn’t right. I … More 2010 – week 3 – disaster strikes!

So the challenge for week two was to build up my stamina again so I could start doing longer runs. The plan of action: 10k a day. 7 days = 70k! Now, considering I have never done anything like this before this was no small step – a hard challenge everyday of the week?! Well, … More 2010 – week 2 – and what a joyous week!

So, I’ve joined a running club on Tuesday. My first training in 2010 and I jumped straight in at the deep end. We met at Tooting track (a 400 meter running track) and after a couple of laps to warm up we were set 6x2x2 challenge. That means we were to run 6 sets of; … More 2010 – week 1.

Happy New Year all! So I thought I’d just write a note about what I hope 2010 will hold in store. It’ll be a busy year with luck! Firstly I have my physical challenges to do, So here are some objectives for those: Watford Half Marathon (end Jan)Tonbridge Wells Half Marathon (end Feb)The London Marathon … More So what Does 2010 hold?

Happy New year! As I write it is 15 weeks till the Marathon! 1. How am I doing with my training I hear you ask. 2. What have I been up to? 3. Why haven’t I posted anything since early October. Well, these are all jolly good questions and I shall answer them in reverse … More 2010 – A Fresh Start

06/10/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw Today I became the owner of a nice shiny new pair of running shoes. Apparently my left foot is a size 9.5 and my right is a 9. Odd that my old running shoes (and every other pair of shoes/trainers I own) are 8’s. I bought these and some funky (read … More Shiny new shoes!

03/10/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw Here is Scoot – proudly wearing his home made card/hat from Droid and Diana. This was in a cool little bar underneath Tower Bridge on the south side of the river – a cool little venue though I would guess it gets very busy in the early evening. Any way – … More Happy Birthdaty Scoot!

28/09/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw If you’ve never been to Lulworth Cove – you just have to go. its absolutely Fantastic. This picture is of ‘Durdle Door’ – which is just a short walk from Lulworth Cove and where we camped. We were lucky as the weather was fantastic (considering it was September) as you can … More A weekend camping in Lulworth Cove

So the blisters set me back a little. Annoyingly. However, I did make it back into running at the weekend and on Saturday 3rd I did 10K round Brockwell Park. Alas no Garmin tacker this time as I left it round Kate’s house, but I timed it using my watch the details are: 10k (3 … More Another week off – but only 3 weeks to go!