Tackling The Trunce
AFTER last week’s blog debating whether or not I should return to racing if I’m not fit, all I could think about was racing. I kept remembering all the happy times I’ve had on the local running scene – the…
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Can I return to racing?
I’VE always believed that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right or not at all. Whether it’s work, running, racing or my writing, I always want to do the best that I can. But sometimes, it’s just not…
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Surviving Endure 24
It’s just after three o’clock in the morning, 15 hours into a 24-hour endurance race, and I’m in a tent, convinced I’m about to die. My heart is beating a million times a minute. My head feels like it will…
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Thursday Night Fever 5k
I didn’t think it could get much better than Nostell Priory parkrun followed by a cup of tea and a scone, but I was wrong. The Thursday Night Fever 5k in Boston, Massachusetts was one of the best races I’ve…
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Back to work and training
AS I write this it’s 5.30am and my alarm clock has just gone off. I’ll have another 10 minutes then drag myself out of bed. After 10 days of eating, drinking, and siting on the sofa watching Back to the…
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