As I have mentioned before, some time ago I was lucky to have the opportunity to attend a talk given by the dynamic duo – Liz and Martin Yelling. You can read about the event here. The talk wasn’t really aimed at people like me. It was a talk organised by the Yellings’ primary sponsor [...]
Posts Tagged ‘half marathon’
Breaking the bank or saving for a sunny day
Posted in Export, Uncategorized, tagged half marathon, happiness, personal best, potential, Ransacker, running, training, wedding on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The future’s bright. The future’s oranges
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged half marathon, marathon, nick anderson, running, running with us, Seville marathon, training on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
… Seville oranges to be exact. Part of the plan that my coach Nick Anderson and I have devised is that I will not be running a marathon this autumn. This came as a bit of a shock, I must say. But I have decided that it is the right thing to do – an [...]
A little time to reflect on the Virgin London Marathon 2011
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged competition, half marathon, marathon, nick anderson, PB, personal best, running, running with us, training, virgin london marathon 2011, VLM on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend was the London marathon. I have mixed feelings about how the race went and that is possibly best captured by the top 10 things I have taken away from the race: 1) I ran 2:43:37 and came 235th 2) I am still the fastest runner in my club 3) I discovered that even [...]
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 »
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 [...]
The law of diminishing returns vs. the aggregation of marginal gains.
Posted in Export, Uncategorized, tagged competition, half marathon, PB, personal best, potential, running, self-confidence, training on March 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Today I ran a personal best at the Reading half marathon (hooray)… by 20 seconds (oh) which equates to just over a second a mile (erm…) and that has made me think about running, diminishing returns and what it takes to continue to improve. A couple of weeks ago a compatriot and training partner ran [...]
