Tomorrow is the 2011 London marathon and I am running it. I have spent the day today resting and eating and drinking… and thinking. I believe the marathon is a challenge that requires mental as well as physical strength and that is why I write down, before every race, the reasons I know I will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Florence marathon’
10 Reasons why I will succeed at the London Marathon on Sunday 17 April 2011
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Florence marathon, half marathon, happiness, marathon, PB, personal best, potential, running, self-confidence, training, virgin london marathon 2011, VLM on April 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Running Shoes London – more than a shop
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ASICS, Florence marathon, nick anderson, paddington basin, runners need, running shoes london, running with us, snow and rock, specialist retailer, training kit on March 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is an unabashed plug. I will take just a moment to say that this is unsolicited and in no way have I been financially incentivised to write this. But whether you believe that or not is up to you and I don’t really care – I had a really wonderful experience in a shop [...]
Lean, mean racing machine (almost)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged exercise, Florence marathon, happiness, marathon, Matt Fitzgerald, nick anderson, potential, Racing Weight, running, running with us, self-confidence, training, virgin london marathon 2011, VLM, weight loss on December 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Like so many people who take up running as they approach their 30′s my primary aim was to try to look better by losing some weight. I also wanted to get fitter and almost as soon as I started running I wanted to compete with myself and see what I could achieve. But primarily it [...]
Thoughts on the Florence marathon 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Florence marathon, marathon, negative split, nick anderson, PB, personal best, running, running with us, self-confidence, training, VLM on November 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This weekend I ran in the 27th Firenze Marathon, in beautiful Tuscany.This is some of what I thought of the race. The weather forecast promised rain and it delivered. Man, did it deliver. I have to admit that I tend to be a cynic when it comes to weather forecasts and this isn’t inspite of [...]
Happiness is a 26.2 mile race
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged competition, Florence marathon, happiness, marathon, running, Simon Amstell on November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have been in a bit of a bad mood today – not in the sense I have been in an angry or an ugly mood, but I have been in the opposite of a good mood. I would call it a grumpy mood. Slightly annoyed by the unwanted intrusion of work at the weekend [...]
