Running for pleasure
It may you surprise you, because I run half marathons and love parkrun, that I don’t run for competition or medals, I run for pleasure….
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Tewkesbury half marathon – to run or not to run?
For at least a year now, I’ve had it in my mind that I’d like to run the Tewkesbury half marathon this year. Tewkesbury half…
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How far did I run in 2017?
At the start of 2016, I started writing down all of my runs to see how far I ran in a year. I just wrote…
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Stroud half marathon – can I do it?
Usually when I train for a half marathon I get to the point where I can’t wait for it to be over. I’m tired, permanently…
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A Parkrun blip
I love Parkrun and try to run it every single week. I want to reach 100 Parkruns by Christmas. But, over the summer, I missed…
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How I used to train for a half marathon – and how I do it now
I ran my first half marathon in 1995 and my second one in 1996. I then took a long break and am just about to…
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Training for the Three Peaks
Doing the Three Peaks is a big deal. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a bigger deal than a half marathon, possibly an even bigger…
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Me and my running wardrobe
I’m always surprised these days when I see just how much running kit other runners have. These are mainly people who have only been running…
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How far did I run in 2016?
At the start of the year, I often see people pledging to run 400, 500 or even 1000 miles in the year ahead. They might…
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Cheltenham half marathon – last minute blip
My training for the Cheltenham half marathon had gone remarkably well. After I’d had to pull out through injury last year, I was concerned the…
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Cheltenham half marathon – back in action!
I was forced to pull out of the Cheltenham half marathon last year, due to injury, which I wasn’t happy about. I like to do…
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My son and the 10k
My teenage son is an intermittent Parkrunner. He will run for a few consecutive weeks, then he’ll have a few weeks when he can’t manage…
