Tag Archives: Motivation

The Breakup

Posted on September 15, 2015 by James Clay

Falling out of love with running can be the most heart wrenching breakup you’ll ever experience. Everything is fine, it has been for ages, then almost imperceptibly the cracks start to appear. They start small, little annoyances that you can … Continue reading →

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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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Brighton, Write Off

Posted on February 2, 2014 by James Clay

Now the decision is made, I can see that it was inevitable from the start. In my last post I talked about how training for two marathons back to back was soul destroying and demotivating. Truth be told I haven’t … Continue reading →

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The Marathon Advice You Never Hear.

Posted on January 21, 2014 by James Clay

The interweb is littered with advice on how to run marathons. There are countless pages telling you how to train, what to expect, when to do how many miles. You can find reviews of every piece of marathon kit you … Continue reading →

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Marathon Malaise

Posted on September 25, 2013 by James Clay

It all started with such good intentions… The aim was clear, complete a marathon in better shape than I managed in 2011. It really didn’t seem that tricky given all the mistakes I made then, and this time I had … Continue reading →

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