The Breaking 3 challenge is on! The first part of my training has gone really well and I'm running quicker than I was expecting. I'd say that was a successful start! Here's my journey so far. My target race has changed! My original target, the Stirling Marathon, has been postponed to May 2022 but
Running a 3hr marathon "Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip?" - Eminem - Lose Yourself If you had the opportunity to go after something you've always wanted, what would it be? Would you go for
In exactly 3 months, I will be 50. I know, I don't look it and barely look a day over 35 etc ;-) How do you feel about reaching a big birthday? Do you look forward to them or do they fill you with dread? The journey to being 50 will be a much more
If you entered the London Marathon Ballot, you will find out this week if you're in. Here's my guide on what to do if you get in and what to do if you don't. This is the week of the year when runners get more excited and nervous with anticipation than Christmas. The results of
It's a week before your marathon, whether it's the London Marathon or Stirling Marathon, you've done your last Sunday run and the next one will be race day itself. What do you do the week before a marathon? Aside from going back and forward from nervous to excited on an hourly basis, here are some
12 weeks? 15 weeks? 16 weeks? 6 months? How long does it take to train for a marathon? How long does it take to train for a marathon for a beginner? This is something I get asked a lot by people who are thinking about running a marathon and quite often by some who have