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Last on at 10am, 21st Feb 2025
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About Me
I'd been a body abusing, clubber for so many years until my wife inspired me to start running. I used to run well at school but stopped on leaving, took up smoking full time and didn't put any running shoes on again until 2008. Didn't really take it too seriously (just over 500 miles across three years) until 2011, when I entered my wife and I in to our first marathon. The mileage went up and so has the addiction. Personal goals †I’ve gone way over where I ever thought possible. So now it’s just a case of keeping at a level and as long as I am enjoying, I’ll just keep on putting in the effort.
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What’s the best bit of advice that you would give to new runners, bikers and swimmers?
Not every run is a race. So don't feel you have to belt it every time you hit the streets. Slow, long runs are often the ones you enjoy the most. Rest is just as important as running. Listen to your body and stop if it's shouting at you.
Recent Blogs
Stuff wot I is learned today - Snippets picked up from using a coach. Item 8 - End of my 4-month trial, do I continue using an online coach? 12th Feb
Stuff wot I is learned (been reminded of) today - Snippets picked up from using a coach. Item 7 - O2 Deficit, easy runs and length of long runs in a marathon bl 24th Jan
Stuff wot I is learned today - Snippets picked up from using a coach. Item 6 - "Activate lactate shuttling" as part of your warmup prep for shorter races. Jan 2025
Stuff wot I is learned today - Snippets of info picked up from using a coach. Item 5 - I must be doing something right and the use of "Open warmups". Jan 2025
A good day at the office - The 2024 Nelson Half race report Nov 2024
My parkrun
Neale Park parkrun
Recent Training
21st Feb
Strength 0mi 30:51
21st Feb
Mobility 0mi 5:30
21st Feb
Commuting 4.1mi 30:55
21st Feb
Stretching 0mi 8:00
21st Feb
Tempo 11.3mi 1:24:56
Planned Races
Christchurch Marathon 13th Apr
Chicago Marathon 12th Oct
12 Month Benchmarks Run Bike
Mile 5:41 2:57
5k 19:22 10:32
5mi 31:52 18:25
10k 39:46 25:15
10mi 1:04:47 1:21:38
Half 1:40:20 3:06:12
20mi 2:43:03 0
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Recent Threads
Mundane thread
100 miles a month in 2025
Today my RHR is....
Days in a Row watch - have you got Days in a Row?
500,000 - Team edition
Not entirely mundane thread
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