marathon
Workshop worked!
My inaugural running workshop took place on Sunday in Regents Park and was a great success. It was a lot of fun to teach, and it was great to have such a mix of participants along - from experienced 3-hour marathon runners to almost-beginners. Judging from the feedback so far, everyone feels they have something to take [...]
Yoga: your flexible friend
I have a confession to make. I can’t touch my toes. Not without bending my knees, anyway…
But then again, nor can most of the runners I know. I’ve long suspected that being a runner precludes being flexible – but I recently went to a ‘yoga for runners session’, taught by Laura Denham-Jones who is not [...]
Marathon hopes fading
I charged my Garmin after my run last Thursday. The battery is now flat again even though it’s not been on my wrist for 5 days. My running kit drawer is stuffed full and overflowing, because none of it’s in the wash. My training diary pages remain blank. All sad reminders that I am not [...]
A race against time
I am injured. It’s not only my first setback in the whole 4-month lead-up to the Edinburgh Marathon, it’s my first running injury (in terms of something serious enough to prevent me training) this millennium. Beautiful timing, huh? The race is just 8 days away.
The problem? It’s likely my plantar fascia, the sheath of connective [...]
Marathon wisdom part 7: stay true to your taper
If you are running the London Marathon you should be well in to your tapering period now. But I fear many aspiring marathoners are not. I did Paddock Wood Half Marathon yesterday (a new PB! 1.32.07) and heard many runners chatting about how they were doing London in two weeks’ time, including the guy who [...]