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A Little Belief Can Go A Long, Long Way…

A while ago I thought up a ridiculous running challenge that would have taken 2 months and around £12,000 to complete. The idea is still there, rolling around my think tank, and maybe one day… But that idea then spawned … Continue reading

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Mission Accomplished?

On Friday I set myself two goals in 12 hours: To swim a total of 300 metres in the pool for the first time ever To run my local Parkrun in a new PB Here’s how I got on… 1 … Continue reading

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3 Tips For Your Best Race Ever

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

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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LSD Ruined My Life

No, not the hallucination inducing drug so beloved by the flower power generation, but Long Slow Distance runs. And maybe ruining my “life” is a bit of an exaggeration, perhaps it would be fairer to say ruined my “short term … Continue reading

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