08092009329Originally uploaded by steveslaw Mother always told me women were evil, and at last I have proof! I caught Kate nipping to her weekly ‘meet’ in her woman hood balaclava. So, here you have it. Women are indeed evil. FACT. (Apparently all women are given one of these Balaclava once they pass their ‘passage of … More PROOF!

with out intention and for no real reason I suddenly find myself not having done any training for almost two weeks! SHOCKING. However, all is not as bad as it seems. Since my epic (for me) 8 miles on the 31st August I ran a short 6KM with Dave Anthony around Battersea park – details … More A gap in training…

8 miles, 1 hour 35 minutes and 5 seconds.http://connect.garmin.com/activity/12354881 Still very happy with that.   Posted with Blogsy

Week 6 started badly. I was away the weekend in the New Forest with some mates – camping, riding, eating and drinking. We Did a good 25 mile ride on the Saturday which was all great but it did little relieve the bloated feeling from the meat fest that was 4 lads camping & BBQing. … More Week 6 – Bike, running and swimming.

I cant believe that in only 5 weeks, running on average twice a week, I’ve gone from struggling to do 1.5 miles in 15 minutes to running 4.3 miles in 42 minutes. It was only last weekend that I made my first lap of Brockwell Park with its nasty hill in the last 500 meters … More Week 5 – its just keeps getting better…

So I’ve been in training for the London Marathon for about 5 weeks now and its going really well. I’m still well short of where I need to be, but today I did a run that equals 25% of the total I need to do (10.7k out of 41.6). As part of my training I’m … More Cant help but be pleased…

13/08/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw ok, it may not be the most stylish or flattering of tops, however I do wear it with a sense of pride – both for what I am doing for them and for what they do for so many people. I’ve had my top now for a couple of weeks but … More Out comes the CMA running shirt..

11/08/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw 3.3 miles – 32.20 minutes. Absolutely blooming Fantastic! So for week 4 I team up with Dave in Battersea for a run along the Thames in and into Battersea park. its a really lovely run, forget the view, forget the river breeze, ITS FLAT. What a bloody relief. 🙂 All the … More Week 4 – Running with Dave Anthony

After three weeks of trying I finally managed a lap round Brockwell Park without stopping! YAY! I can’t tell you how good that makes me feel. I was starting to think that I was creating mental barriers about how far my body could run (which I know I have done before) however over the last … More A BREAKTHROUGH!!!!

07/08/2009Originally uploaded by steveslaw This weeks guest Runner is Aaron Law! My 15 year old nephew. We both new he could do this run in his sleep so we had no doubts about which one of us would be leading the pace 🙂 However, to his credit he stayed at my pace and kept with … More Running week 3 – Another Guest Runner!