Shortly before completing the 2023 Chicago Marathon, I received excitingnews: I had secured a place in the Tokyo Marathon, offering me the chance to complete the prestigious Six Star Majors. This opportunity arose through a tour company, which also meant I could share the experience with fellow dedicated runners in a completely unfamiliar setting. DepartingContinue reading “Completing the Tokyo Marathon: A Journey to the Six Star Majors”
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Chicago Marathon 2023
I had this race booked for a year to be my 5th of 6 stars. It was also the first marathon I had run in nearly a year after taking a break in the spring to do some shorter races. The buildup was a bit of a mixed bag. There was a 2 week breakContinue reading “Chicago Marathon 2023”
Berlin Marathon 2022
The buildup went well and I managed to complete most of my sessions and long runs in the weeks before. At this point I was feeling confident and ready to go. Then 2 weeks before the race I started to have a bad chest. I went to see the doctor and was told that IContinue reading “Berlin Marathon 2022”
Boston Marathon and Buildup
When I ran the London Marathon back in 2019 I first heard of the Abbotts World Majors and saw the big shiny medal you can get for completing all 6. At that point I decided that was going to be my long term goal. Once I started to do the research of how to getContinue reading “Boston Marathon and Buildup”
Nottingham Holme Run Half Marathon
This is the first race in a long time where I didn’t know what to expect in terms of a goal. I was sure that I wasn’t at my very best but didn’t know just how far away from it I was. In the end I was pleasantly surprised by how well the race went.Continue reading “Nottingham Holme Run Half Marathon”
Dorney Lake Marathon
In the last 18 months I should have run 4 marathons (Manchester, Berlin x 2 and Bedford) all of which were cancelled for obvious reasons, so it was great to finally get the chance to run one. I have got to various stages of the training before they were cancelled. Getting right up to theContinue reading “Dorney Lake Marathon”
2021 Goals
I have been trying to write this since the first day of the year but with the way things are at the moment I have been finding it difficult. It is hard to make plans when you don’t know what is going to happen in the world in the next couple of weeks never mindContinue reading “2021 Goals”
Return to Racing
When I raced on the 15th of March at the Gloucester 20 it was obvious that the next race would not be for a while. Did I think at the time it would take until the 18th of October to return to racing? Definitely not. Having the whole of the late spring and summer racesContinue reading “Return to Racing”
Manchester Training – Part 2
The next part of my training was an easier week with a smaller mileage. This was aimed at giving my body a bit of time to recover from the mileage that I had been asking it to do and get it ready for the bigger mileage to come. I ended the week with one ofContinue reading “Manchester Training – Part 2”
Manchester Training Begins
After the disappointment of not getting a place at the London Marathon for 2020 I decided to look for another. The winter training that I did last year in preparation for the marathon had led to me having a really good year so I wanted to see if another training block like it could helpContinue reading “Manchester Training Begins”
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