As I publish this, it’s 6 months to the minute till the Jungfrau Marathon starts in Interlaken. I commented previously that the official elevation profile for the Jungfrau Marathon is rather unhelpful in making the distinction it does between “hiking … Continued
Ten weeks ago I decided I ought to have another race as an objective and chose to have a second go at the Chelmsford Half, having set a PB there last March. I promptly strained a leg muscle and had … Continued
As I mentioned in my intro post on the Jungfrau Marathon, while the primary goals are to finish and to enjoy the occasion and the challenge, I do want to think about pacing. In many previous races, pacing planning has … Continued
In September 2024 I had a holiday based in Wengen above the Lauterbrunnen valley in Switzerland. I’d been before, but it’s a stunning location in a stunning area, and it really impressed itself on me as somewhere I wanted to … Continued
This blog has become extremely quiet, but I was inspired to re-awaken it to include some thoughts on my journey to a particular race later in 2026 that I’ll talk about soon. But before doing doing so, perhaps some brief … Continued
I treated myself to a long weekend in Cyprus, focussed around the Larnaka Half-Marathon. I stayed at the Novotel to the east of the town, which was very quiet in November but a lovely spot. The day after arrival I … Continued
A project to collate one photo from each day I’ve gone for a run during the year.
42 parkruns at 27 new locations during 2023 – a great year.
The day of the Milton Keynes Marathon 2023, following on from the account of the training for this race.
Some of the ups and downs of the training for the 2023 Milton Keynes marathon
So, parkrun returned after the 16-month Covid “pause” on 24 July 2021, and it saw Lucy and me travel to Soham Village College for their 18th event. It was both reassuringly familiar and very strange, being around people again, not … Continued
Well, sort of. The title of this page is what was shown on my bib, after the race was postponed three times, eventually taking place on Monday 31 May 2021 rather than the originally planned Sunday 19 April 2020. I … Continued
The day after my last blog post, and this from MK Marathon: We have been working so hard with our partners, including Milton Keynes Council to stage the Rightmove MK Marathon Weekend on 1-3 May 2021. However, unfortunately, due to … Continued
My last post, entitled “What’s next?” (which I struggle to write without hearing Martin Sheen in my head) was as long ago as August. It’s hard to decide whether a lot has happened since then, or not very much. Whatever … Continued
Well, before I get on to what’s next, first a reflection on the months since April. It’s been too long since I last posted any running news. In part that’s because there was relatively little positive to say, running-wise, but … Continued