Ill Concieved Plans Poorly executed

Running

Running is not my favorite activity, don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't enjoy it. I do. When I'm running I love it but the thought of getting the running shoes on and going for a run is sometimes far too much and I end up with a mug of tea in front of the fire. I've done one or two running races and here they are in all the gory details.

The Brighton 10k, November 2007
Two words: Personal best! ->more

The Beachy Head Marathon, October 2007
Time to bound over the South Downs and visit the Seven Sisters ->more

The Firle 20k, September 2007
A steady dash over the south downs whilst contemplating pacers -> more

The Dry Hill 10, September 2007
Some days things go really well -> more

The JP Morgan Chase, July 2007
A quick dash round Battersea park -> more

The Lingfield Marathon, May 2007
Loopy and I run together again -> more

The London Marathon, April 2007
An object lesson in how not to train for a marathon -> more

The Mince Pie 10, December 2006;
There have got to be easier ways to earn a pie ->more

The Grim Challenge, December 2006;
Ian and I go play in the mud ->more

Tatsfield 5 mile road race, October 2006;
A week after swimming Windermere and I wasn't expecting great things ->more

The Dry Hill 10, September 2006
It's time to start running again and this one went past my door ->more

Prague International Marathon, May 2006;
Another marathon, this time the full monty and it hurt ->more

Lingfield Marathon, April 2006;
This year Loopy and I go for the ten mile option ->more

Running up hills again, Mar 2006;
You would have thought I'd have learnt the first time -> more

Half way there, Feb 2006;
The Tunbridge Wells half, marking the half way point in the long road to the Prague Marathon ->more

A cold run on a hilly day, Jan 2006;
Running up and down hills on a cold morning, so life affirming ->more

The Grim Challenge, December 2005:
It muddy wet and cold, I loved it -> more

Tatsfield 5 Mile Road Race, October 2005:
Me and the hound are at it again -> more

A time to go unothodox:
It might help, It might not, but I've taken up running with no shoes on -> more

The end of running as I know it ?:
My short running career as been dogged by pains, it was time to seek professional help -> more

Lingfield Marathon, April 2005:
It was time to run again, only this time I had a new training partner -> more

Paris Marathon, April 2003:
it was a a vauge desire to run a marathon well on the way I managed to slip in a few half's as well -> more

Crowbrough 10k, December 2002:
well I thought it was time to do another "10" but it all went horribly wrong. It was just 9k too far -> more

Nike 10k, July 2002:
My first running race ever, as long as you discount school sports days. A romp round Richmond park that started my running "career" -> more

Links

All about triathlons: the promotors of the G3 races,

Hal Higson's web page: This web site gave me all I needed to know to run a marathon. I followed the novice training schedual and loved every moment of it. I particularly liked the weekly advice on the schedual.

Runners World - The web site of the mag with on-line entry to races

The Grim challenge - More mud than you can poke a stick at.

The Prague Marathon - I cannot recomend this event enough.