Mrs Dan declared that I needed to be home, showered, and ready to go out for 10am. I calculated that a 10 mile run would get me home with 20 minutes to get changed and ready for shopping duties. I plumped for the same 10 mile route that I ran…
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Gade Valley 20
Marathon training continues and this week we were hosted by the ever friendly Gade Valley Harriers at their annual 20 mile run, which is part of their marathon training run series. Last year I ran the 17 mile route with Other Dan and this year I returned with a car…
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Finchley 20
It’s spring marathon season and the 20 mile races and running events are coming thick and fast now. The Finchley 20 is a local race organised by Hillingdon AC that was originally founded in 1933 by the then Finchley Harriers, who along with Ruislip and Northwood A.C. were the two…
Longman Brighton – Falmer 18.5 miles
I am so used to writing nice reviews of races and suddenly I have to go into rant mode to write about the Longman Brighton – Falmer 18.5 miles trail race. Except I struggle. This race goes down as one of the most poorly organised races that I have entered,…
Janathon 2014 – Day 19: Long, Long, Long
The long run, jinxing the future and 3 is the magic number. The weekly long run called for 13 miles, which made things easy this week as I could just run a couple of miles to join the Eagles Sunday long run (8 mile route this week) and then add…
Janathon 2014 – Day 12: All Together Now
Hot beverage, Charlie had a pigeon, you’re gonna need a bigger boat, a lovely roast with friends and one last hurrah. My first race of the year and a club outing for the 4th of 5 races in the Sunday Cross Country League. The Son accompanied us on the coach…
Janathon 2014 – Day 2: Octopus’s Garden
Octopus lunch, student runners and the perfect afternoon of running. A slow start to the day as the kids sat around playing Nintendo games and the adults lazed around on the heated carpet. The TV was on a survival show where a pair of women and men were set on…
The Perivale 5
Long run (part 1), just in time, racing, through the line and the long run (part 3). It’s nice not having to wake up at stupid-o-clock to make my way to a race. It’s also nice to support one of our running club neighbours. Ealing, Southall & Middlesex AC were…
Royal Parks Half Marathon (2013)
The sun rises, drunks ahoy, Muppet pacing, YES YES YES, gingerbread girl, squirrel head, nutrition nightmare and how do I get home? I entered the Royal Parks Half ballot on a whim and then promptly forgot all about it until an email arrived to confirm my place. It then took…
Weekly Stats
Last week I completed: Sport # Distance Time Run 4 32.2 mi 5:02:55 Total 4 32.2 mi 5:02:55 A tough track session on the Tuesday, an 8 mile run to Tower Bridge and back, parkrun and a Sunday long run. I had planned to run 20 miles on my Sunday…
Eagles 20 Mile Training Run
The spring marathon training schedule brings with it plenty of friendly long run opportunities: Gade Valley Harriers organise a series of fantastic London Marathon training runs. Clapham Chasers run the Thames Riverside 20. Datchet Dashers put on a great 20 mile training run. The Finchley 20 is the UK’s longest…
Datchet Dashers 20 Miler
On Sunday 24th March I was scheduled to run 22 miles so planned on heading up to Hemel Hempstead to take part in the Gade Valley Harriers London Marathon 20 mile training run. The weather demons decided to curtail my plan by unleashing a weekend of sleet and snow so…