This was a phrase that R introduced me to at a recent race as we were warming up together and watching the other runners as they arrived. The last few races that I've entered have been small, club-run events, set up for people training for a marathon. As a non-club runner this has been particularly terrifying: [...]
As marathon day draws ever closer my fear is tempered with the gratefulness. Sometimes it's easy to forget how lucky I am that I can just get out and run. And keep running. This weekend I completed anther 20 mile race and it felt good. I thought of Clay as I ran, heard his words in [...]
Some readers may be familiar with the unmistakable sweet and chalky, but not altogether unpleasant taste that comes from protein powder. Whether it's mixed in with yogurt, shaken up with a smoothie or mixed into soups or oats, there is a distinctive taste that comes from giving your food that extra powdery protein boost. I [...]
So this next post comes with a warning: I think I might be getting a bit hippy. (Ok, I mean a bit more hippy than being a tree-hugging, coconut water-swigging, tofu-eating, animal loving vegan.) You were warned. During my run on Sunday I experienced something new: the ability to watch my pacer go ahead of [...]
ITB. The three letters runners dread to hear.With marathon season fast approaching, and with the long runs for those training now hitting 18 miles or more, this is the time that injuries begin to creep in, particularly among those whose bodies are not yet used to the 40 miles plus each week that they are being [...]
This weekend I've experienced the two polar-opposite elements of marathon training. On the one hand, Saturday saw me enjoying a sports massage and physio session followed by an afternoon in the spa with the girls to help 'loosen my muscles'. On the other, Sunday involved a 20 mile race requiring a 5am start. On Friday [...]
There was a poster in the gym that I used to go to which said 'that extra mile is between your ears'. It was pretty much all there was to look at from the treadmill, so I found myself reading it over and over again. It's testimony to the power of repetition that this message [...]
During the course of Sunday's 17 miles I noticed a pain in my hip. After 6 miles it was nagging, after 10 it had travelled down to include my knee and by the final few miles to say it was pretty sore would be an understatement. The pain cast a shadow on an otherwise really [...]
It may not be altogether surprising to learn that I am of a disposition whereby I take great pleasure in writing a good list. I like to see the tasks ahead of me, to tick them off and to have a tangible indicator of jobs done, of progress. I have a list of my weekly runs [...]
With 8 weeks down and just 9 to go I am fast approaching the half way point of my marathon training schedule. This week was pull-back week, where I only needed to run 4,4,5,13 miles. Only going out three times during the week felt rather sneaky now that I'm getting accustomed to four weekday runs. [...]
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