Royal Parks Half

Study Avoidance Run

October 19, 2008
Study Avoidance Run

After any major event, of Great North proportions, me and OGB have a tendency to gather around a pint and discuss our potential prowess for next year. So this year, as with last year incidentally, we planned to maintain our new found half marathon fitness by running at least 10 miles every week, thereby avoiding [...]

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Royal Parks Half – The Confession

October 13, 2008
Royal Parks Half - The Confession

This run was always going to be a bit hit and miss, booking two half marathons only 7 days apart and then going light on the training regime is only going to end in a world of pain. In my mind I thought it would be interesting to see just how much pain would actually [...]

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Pavement Swan

August 5, 2008
Pavement Swan

Well this half-marathon (or two) isn’t going to run itself, so I exploited the refreshing drizzle today to enjoy a mid-week river run. The drizzle was obviously fairly heavy as the river came out to join me. With no fording points available, I got to enjoy the rest of the run with squelching socks and [...]

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