Race/Spectator Helper

I made this little spreadsheet to help with figuring out what time I would be in certain places on marathon routes but it works for anything now. To use it: Type in the length in miles of the race Type in the best guess for how long it’ll take to cross the start...
Outlaw Half Ironman 2014

Outlaw Half Ironman 2014

Right, first up let me make this clear: I love the outlaw half ironman race. I love that venue and that course and doing that triathlon. I love the swim, the cycle and the run. I love the memories it brings back of last year. Even though the finish line is a...

A sort of homecoming

Just a few days ago I wrote that I pretty much couldn’t be bothered at the moment which very accurately summed up my level of motivation for training right now. I left it with a pretty open ended ‘what’s next…’. The answer very obviously...

So….

It happened. I’m now nearly 2 weeks post Milton Keynes and my total running amounts to a whopping 14 minutes. I just can’t be bothered at the moment. Now normally that would be fine post marathon, you are totally allowed to take time off to recover and you...

Milton Keynes Marathon

So I talked about it a little in this post but until about two days ago I wasn’t really looking forward to the Milton Keynes Marathon. I was unprepared, I hadn’t taken it very seriously and if I hadn’t paid for the hotel in advance I probably would...