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 ‘happiness’
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 road back
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happiness, marathon, nick anderson, paula radcliffe, running, running with us, self-confidence, training, virgin london marathon 2011, VLM on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Since I started training under the watchful eye of Nick Anderson, there have been a number of changes to my training and approach to races. However one of the more radical changes, as far as I was concerned, has been Nick’s insistence that post-marathon I have a full week with no exercise at all and [...]
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 [...]
Running back to the fore
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happiness, marathon, nick anderson, Nike, Ransacker, running, running with us, virgin london marathon 2011, VLM on March 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I was invited to attend a Q&A session at Nike’s running shop in London’s Covent Garden, where the legend Carl Lewis and one of the UK’s most exciting young track prospects – Perri Shakes-Drayton – answered pre-prepared and ‘from the floor’ questions. It was another wonderful experience and I got to chat to lots [...]
A declaration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happiness, nick anderson, potential, running, running with us, self-confidence, training on March 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Please excuse me for what could turn out to be the most indulgent and self-pitying blog post ever written… but I have a declaration to make. There is a saying that one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel and I believe that if one, important area of your life is not going well, it [...]
