The entire history of athletics – and the marathon is no exception – is peppered by stories of people who have decided that they are going to use nefarious and dishonest means to try to steal the glory that other earn through hard work and determination – we generally call them cheats. At the moment [...]
Posts Tagged ‘new york marathon’
Honesty of the long distance runner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boston marathon, cheating, competition, honesty, marathon, new york marathon, personal best, potential, Roberto Madrazo, Rosa Ruiz, running, self-confidence, truth on December 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Compassion and competition
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged compassion, competition, half marathon, marathon, new york marathon, running, trail running, ultra marathons on June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I went to listen to Chris McDougall, author of Born To Run, talk about his book and the themes that run through it. In the flesh, Chris is really imposing – I would guess he’s over 6’4” in his bare feet (of course he was in bare feet) and dressed in running kit [...]
The Grand Slam is dead. Vive le Marathon de Paris
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged grand slam, marathon, new york marathon, paris marathon, running, training on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So New York is done and dusted. I had an amazing time with the Swiss. I actually took much inspiration from what she achieved. I truly believe that everyone who finishes a marathon is a hero – 26.2 miles run as fast as you can manage it, whether that is in 2:04 or 7 hours, [...]
New York, New York
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged grand slam, injury, marathon, new york marathon, paris marathon, running, scaphoid on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Short post – the marathon was a resounding success. Apart from a hiccup at the start when I corrected my alarm clock (iPhone) to take into account the fact that in the US daylight saving happened on the Saturday night before the marathon and the phone then automatically adjusted itself as well, which meant that [...]
the scaphoid saga continues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged injury, marathon, new york marathon, running, scaphoid, training on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After the last post things went from bad to worse with the scaphoid break… On my second appointment at the fracture clinic I saw a different doctor from the one who initially diagnosed a broken scaphoid. This doctor confirmed the break but was also concerned by a large gap between the scaphoid and lunate. I [...]
