July 2007

The Road to GNR Week 2/10

July 29, 2007
The Road to GNR Week 2/10

My GNR training plan includes the dreaded interval session which is gradually turning ino the dreaded and therefore avoided interval session. I was hoping that a regularish visit to BPTT would suffice as my speed training component but that does rather require me to get there. This Saturday was missed as I was volunteering at [...]

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Recovery Drinks

July 24, 2007
Recovery Drinks

My long run in the Road to GNR program was booked in for tonight, so of course that means one of those grotty running commutes. My requirement was for 8 miles. I’m still unsure why I set my plan in miles when I can only run in kilometres, on either scale it meant I had [...]

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The Road to GNR – Week 1/10

July 22, 2007
The Road to GNR - Week 1/10

Something bad happened this week. I got rather too drunk (it was my birthday) and OGB took the advantage to turn the tables and bully me into a running event. I don’t know what came over him, that’s supposed to be my job. I wake up on Tuesday with a hangover fitting my extended age [...]

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Lanterne Rouge

July 15, 2007
Lanterne Rouge

The day dawned excessively early as Shakti and I were off to the Trailblazers event in the South Downs, Shakti was booked in for the 4 mile walk and I had opted for the 6 mile trail run. We both like to arrive places early so with each of us allowing for emergencies we arrived [...]

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BPTT Update for 14th July

July 14, 2007
BPTT Update for 14th July

This is just a quick update as I somehow managed not to run this again, opting instead for the comfy seat at the registration desk. I seem to have developed a fear of actually running at BPTT. The winning runner finished in a mere 15 min 55 secs, he had a massive lead but looked [...]

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One Third Commute

July 13, 2007
One Third Commute

Well I did a repeat of yesterdays lame run and managed to extend my efforts to almost 6k. My accidental bus wasn’t waiting for me at the usual spot so I opted for a bit of impromptu fartlek – trying to get to the next stop before the bus overtook me. I managed 3 stretches [...]

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Half-hearted Commute

July 12, 2007
Half-hearted Commute

Now, I remember quite clearly stating that I was never going to do this grotty running commute again. Trouble is, since that stroppy utterance I have barely run at all – nothing at all since the British London 10k, and that will just not do. This morning I didn’t feel like cycling into work so [...]

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Nokia N95 ‘Running’ Review

July 12, 2007
Nokia N95 'Running' Review

I propose that the Nokia N95 is the essential runners phone – check out my review on the gadgets page and come back with counter suggestions if you think I haven’t proved my case.

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TdF – Stage 1

July 11, 2007
TdF - Stage 1

The tour came to London this weekend and I was lucky enough to be on the marshalling team for Sunday’s Stage 1 from London to Canterbury, not that I felt particularly lucky when my alarm went off at 4.45am. I was shipped out to Woolwich, not one of the more delightful spots of the route [...]

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Better Late than Never

July 3, 2007
Better Late than Never

As usual I wake up on race day, filled with absolute dread. Looking back it seems quite an appropriate apprehension. The British London 10k had already been billed to me as being just about the worst race in the UK calendar and with just moments to go before the start I found myself enveloped in [...]

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