AndyS

Last on at 4pm, 2nd May 2024
M55 Greater London
  • About
  • Bests
  • All Races
  • Pics
  • Mileage
  • Training
  • Blog

STATUS Broken.

About Me
Former blob man (150kg , 50 inch waist), now less so (but still fat).
Started Couch-to-5k on July 31st 2015, then went to parkrun in November 2015 - and got hooked. (A2002980)
Started doing longer distances - first 10k, then a half (loved it!), then trained for the 2018 London Marathon ... and the wheels totally came off. I hated the training. 4 months of getting slower and slower, and resenting running. Ran the 2018 VLM (6:04:13) - enjoyed the day immensely, but you won't ever see me training for another one (if I ever get a place, I can walk it in about 7 hours).
So still trying to recapture the enjoyment that running once brought to me, but nothing's working. Marathon training robbed me of all of the pace that I had (and I didn't have much to start with) - but worse, it's also taken away my endurance. Previously, I could go and plod out a half without too much trouble - now, I can't even run 5k without a walk break.
#loveparkun #haterunning
Random Q&A See your Q&A
This user has not completed any responses.
Recent Blogs
Who Am I? - Solved! Dec 2023
The Big Half 2023. Sep 2023
RideLondon-Essex 100 miles 2023. May 2023
Tubeless Tyres... May 2023
Who am I - Solved!🎉🥳🍾 Dec 2022
My parkrun
Mile End parkrun
Recent Training
2nd May
Strength 0mi 1:07:44
2nd May
General 0.4mi 7:12
2nd May
General 4mi 27:13
2nd May
General 0.4mi 8:23
2nd May
Other 0mi 3:00
Planned Races Show more
Mile End parkrun 4th May
Mile End parkrun 11th May
June Virtual Mile 1st Jun
July Virtual Mile 1st Jul
Spitfire Scramble 8 person relay 13th Jul
12 Month Benchmarks Run Bike
100m 4 4
200m 10 8
Mile 7:46 1:24
5k 34:06 6:55
5mi 1:25:44 13:54
10k 1:45:56 18:04
Recent Pictures Show more
2024 Targets Set your targets
Recent Threads
TCS London Marathon 2024
parkrun Café
New Features
Fetch Virtual Challenge 2024
Garmin
Fetcheveryone Running Club (FERC)
Buddies (7)
Followers (8)
Badges Collected See available badges
  • + 319 others

Read Everyone!

This is a little side project! Keep a record of all the books you have read, and share them with fellow Fetchies. Add your books here







Back To Top
X

Free training & racing tools for runners, cyclists, swimmers & walkers.

Fetcheveryone lets you analyse your training, find races, plot routes, chat in our forum, get advice, play games - and more! Nothing is behind a paywall, and it'll stay that way thanks to our awesome community!
Get Started
Click here to join 112,343 Fetchies!
Already a Fetchie? Sign in here