Brighton Marathon Race Report
Ok, let’s get the main point out of the way: I didn’t make my target time of sub 3:30. In fact, I didn’t even quite get a PB, missing out on that by just under a minute. I’ll come … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Race Report
Race entry websites embroiled in plagiarism claims
An interesting story bubbled into my twitter feed on Wednesday, as I started to see people talking about LetsDoThis.com, a website that I had in fact recently used to enter the Surrey Half Marathon. The website is one of a number that provides a means for people to find races in different locations and of different distances, and then to enter that race. The benefit to users is a clear, consistent and secure way to find and enter races, and the benefit to race organisers is exposure and not having to worry about the logistics of taking payment and handling … Continue reading Race entry websites embroiled in plagiarism claims
Brighton Marathon Training Week 14: Undertraining Panic reprise
I’ve done very little training in Week 14, so instead I’m going to use this post to revisit an old post from just before I did the San Fran marathon, about the panic I was feeling at the time that … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Training Week 14: Undertraining Panic reprise
Brighton Marathon Training Weeks 12-13
Week 12 of training I spent travelling and only managed two short and not very interesting runs, so I decided not to do a specific post about it, and just roll it into this. Week 12 total: 9.2 miles I … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Training Weeks 12-13
Adventure Embassy is proudly pro-Europe
There are a lot of reasons why I, personally, am pro-Europe. European regulations have benefited and protected me both as a small-business owner and as an employee. A decade of working alongside European colleagues in every single job I’ve had, … Continue reading Adventure Embassy is proudly pro-Europe
How to create your own marathon training plan
As someone currently training for my seventh marathon, and having done extremely varying levels of training for each, I think I’m quite well-qualified to discuss the benefits and challenges of following a training plan while also trying to maintain a … Continue reading How to create your own marathon training plan
Brighton Marathon Training – Week 11 / Surrey Half Marathon Race Report
This week I did almost nothing except run a half marathon, so my training report will be mostly a race report! Quick summary though: Total: 16.1 miles Thursday: 3 miles at 8:39/mile Gentle bimble, as I hadn’t run in a … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Training – Week 11 / Surrey Half Marathon Race Report
Intro to Winter Skills in the Cairngorms
I had a good chunk of time off work over the last few weeks and, rather than tending the garden, I decided to spend at least some of it getting outdoors. One of the issues I quickly encountered is that … Continue reading Intro to Winter Skills in the Cairngorms
Brighton Marathon Training – Week 10
Another week where I knew the weekend would be a write-off, although this time for much better and more fun reasons (which I will post about later this week). I didn’t feel I could afford to miss another LSR though, … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Training – Week 10
Brighton Marathon Training – Week 9
I knew going into this week that it would be tough to do much running. The whole weekend, including Friday, was a pretty boozy stag party up in Newcastle and, while I had a great time, there was never going … Continue reading Brighton Marathon Training – Week 9