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 ‘Ransacker’
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 »
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 [...]
Brooks Racer ST5 – the future’s bright, the future’s orange.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ASICS, ASICS Tarther, Brooks, Brooks Green Silence, Brooks ST5, half marathon, marathon, Mizuno WaveRider, nick anderson, Ransacker, running, running shoes, running with us, training kit on January 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Through my association with Ransacker I was recently invited to a party (erm, well it was called a party, which was unlike any party I’ve ever been to) to view the new products being launched to the running community by Brooks. It was a really interesting evening and the Brooks team in the UK are [...]
Does coaching have all the answers? Maybe…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged half marathon, marathon, PB, personal best, potential, Ransacker, running, self-confidence, training on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago at the London marathon expo, I was lucky enough – thanks to a great chap called Carl Austin at Ransacker (check the site out for great deals on shoes and more wittering from me!) – to meet members of the ASICS coaching team. There were podiatrists, nutritionists, athletes and a chap [...]
After Paris, what next?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged marathon, paris marathon, personal best, Ransacker, running, training on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Paris marathon was a personal triumph. I had set myself the target of running the race in under 2h45m and finished in 02:43:55. I was 221st out of 31,500 runners. I finished tired and hurting but elated at the same time. And I finished knowing something – that I want to continue trying to [...]
