Category Archives: Juneathon

A Write Off

Posted on June 10, 2013 by James Clay

Exercising every day is surprisingly easy.  The weekend’s activities were taken care of for me, with two big mountain walks to enjoy. Today I knocked out some training right here in my front room, following a programme of squats, lunges, … Continue reading →

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Crib Goch

Posted on June 9, 2013 by James Clay

It’s Juneathon, which means a blog post every day. It’s also 9pm on a Sunday evening and I have just returned from 3 stunning days in the Welsh mountains and have a tonne of kit to sort out. These two … Continue reading →

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3 Tips For Your Best Race Ever

Posted on June 8, 2013 by James Clay

1 – Start in the right place Most races will start in waves, or pens, or will in some other way be segregated by the speed at which you think you’re likely to cover the distance. My advice…ignore these completely. … Continue reading →

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I’m not Forrest Gump

Posted on June 6, 2013 by James Clay

Which is a shame, because I would love to run back and forth across America for months non stop (and be really good at ping pong). But here we are at day 6 of Juneathon and after a 5 day … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Haruki Murakami – What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Posted on June 5, 2013 by James Clay

This book was mentioned at the recent Write This Run event and it turned out many in the room had read it and someone even referred to it as their ‘running bible’ so I figured I’d better grab a copy. … Continue reading →

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