Category Archives: Training

Opportunity Has No Need To Knock…

Posted on June 12, 2013 by James Clay

…my door is always open. I’ve commented before about the problems I get in to saying yes to friends who ask me to do events. It’s led to conflicting training schedules, running 10k races and 40 mile bike races in … 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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Manners Cost Nothing

Posted on June 3, 2013 by James Clay

Just been out for some interval work and for a change I avoided the quiet cycle path I normally use and went out on the mean streets of Cheltenham. That was a mistake. Firstly the pavements of this town are … Continue reading →

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