Week 23

Week 23

Sometimes training is easy, it’s just some thing you do. The hardest bit is finding your running shoes and before you know it you’re out the door. Other times getting out the front door feels like the hardest thing in the world. This week was quite a bit...
Week 22

Week 22

A few weeks ago I got told I needed to be in the US in may. I love coming over with work for lots of reasons, it makes my job simultaneously more interesting and more useful, I meet lots of new people and I get to spend time with friends and colleagues here. This time...
Week 21

Week 21

Phew, what a week. Last week I talked about how tired I was and I was pretty worried about where my training would go this week. Turns out, I had a pretty fun week. My mid week sessions all went to plan really, but due to some other commitments I couldn’t make all my...
Week 20

Week 20

Grrr. I apologise in advance because this is one moany grumpy mardy post. I’m knackered. There, I’ve said it. I’m bloody, flipping knackered. This weekend, for the first time in 24 weeks, I missed my long run at the weekend. To tell the truth, I’m a little struggling...
The turbo session

The turbo session

It’s probably a little too early to start reminiscing about my training, but I wanted to remember what happens to me in a turbo session. I love being on the bike – outside, I do not like being on the bike inside. This is about the training session here....
Week 19

Week 19

I’m writing this while absolutely knackered, but it’s been such a fun weekend of training. The plan I’m following seems to have a real knack for making me feel like I cannot do any more right at the point I hit my rest day. Why has it been fun? Well...