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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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LSD Ruined My Life

Posted on June 4, 2013 by James Clay

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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Juneathon Begins

Posted on June 1, 2013 by James Clay

“There’s a wise saying that goes like this: A real gentleman never discusses women he’s broken up with or how much tax he’s paid. Actually, this is a total lie. I just made it up. Sorry! But if there really … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition

Posted on May 2, 2013 by James Clay

Race day preparation: Night before: Hydrate – lots of water Fuel – eat a high carb meal with plenty of poultry and vegetables Charge GPS Check kit – shoes/socks/lycra shorts/outer shorts/t-shirt (choice of sleeve lengths)/sunglasses or hat/buff Prepare post-race clothes … Continue reading →

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Two Things Tuesday – 30th April

Posted on April 30, 2013 by James Clay

1 – London Marathon So yesterday was the opening of the Virgin London Marathon 2014 ballot…and also the closing. The limit of 125,000 applications was reached in a record 11.5 hours at an astounding 3 applications per second! The ballot … Continue reading →

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