Category Archives: Events

When 16 x 2,000 = 20.

Posted on May 10, 2015 by James Clay

I’ve spoken before about how hard it can be to find decent routes for long runs at the business end of marathon training. In recent weeks I’ve taken to the Forest of Dean for laps of the fire roads and … Continue reading →

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Serendipitous Sunday…Twice!

Posted on April 19, 2015 by James Clay

Two hugely serendipitous things occurred today. The second is by far the most important, but without the first it would probably not have had the same impact. Allow me to explain… Serendipitous Sunday #1 This morning I had 13 miles … Continue reading →

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The Run Around

Posted on April 3, 2015 by James Clay

Last time I was at this stage of a marathon training cycle I posted about how it paid to get creative with your long runs. For 5 years now I’ve been walking out of my front door and turning either … Continue reading →

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Silverstone Take Two

Posted on March 25, 2015 by James Clay

As part of the day job I’m responsible for the PR of an animal charity and have to remind the staff daily to take photos of what they’re doing and share their stories with me. As I am always telling … Continue reading →

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Pacing a parkrun…My New Favourite Thing

Posted on March 16, 2015 by James Clay

On Saturday I ran my slowest parkrun of the year…and I LOVED IT! With the Silverstone Half Marathon on Sunday I wanted to save my legs but I hate to miss a parkrun so I figured I’d just take it … Continue reading →

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