Category Archives: training

Barefoot in the snow

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin

I’ve never been the kind of person to keep new toys in their boxes for long.  So its hardly surprising that after receiving a new pair of trainers for Christmas, that snow or no snow, by boxing day I was … Continue reading →

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November Snow

Posted on November 28, 2010 by admin

It’s not unheard of to have the odd flurry as early as november, but its pretty unusual to get so much and for it to stay so long, and we’re not taking about on the tops of the hills of … Continue reading →

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Returning to Yoga

Posted on November 19, 2010 by admin

Having completed my Himalayan run, i’ve started stepping down my training a little for the shorter days of the english winter. So it would seem i finally have the time to start going to yoga again. It would be getting … Continue reading →

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Kielder lakeside way

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

The Kielder Lakeside Way is a full Marathon length track around Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland. When it opened over a year ago I took a run around the first section of the course and I have to say I was … Continue reading →

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I think I killed my Asics

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

When I started to think about running the Himalayan 100 back in around April i had just bought a pair of Asics 3010 gels. I paid a little more for the 3010′s, as I knew I would be putting in … Continue reading →

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Running faster!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

Before signing up to the Himalayan 100, I had always ran, but it was mainly the odd Sunday morning run or a day out in the Lakes, and i’d never really been one for training or club running as such. … Continue reading →

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Crossing the 1000 mile mark

Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

Today is a pretty big day for me, for the first time ever i’ve clocked up over a thousand miles in a year, nearly three times more that i did in the whole of last year (and we still have … Continue reading →

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3 things to lift your spirits and keep you running

Posted on September 5, 2010 by admin

Training for a long race, running 40 miles plus a week, week in and week out, you can sometimes find your motivation lacking. I found 3 ways to get back on track and find my running mojo again, here’s how i did it… Continue reading →

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Profiling the run

Posted on August 15, 2010 by admin

With less than 10 weeks to go, I only have about 6 weeks of proper training left before i need to start tapering down ready for the race. But should i be spending my remaining time just just getting random … Continue reading →

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Back to borrowdale

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin

I successfully completed my first full Borrowdale fell race this weekend. I’ve ran Borrowdale twice before, but never completed to entire course, So this was quite an achievement. The first time i tried getting around Borrowdale, was just after taking … Continue reading →

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