Blackheath to The Mall: 26.2 miles around London

6.30am: Fairfield Grove, Charlton Village. My alarm goes off to signal that the day of the London Marathon has arrived. 99 days of training and a day of rest has preceded this day and – despite a few pre-race nerves (and two surreal race-day calamity strewn dreams) – I’m buzzing with excitement. Memories of gorging on [...]

Reading Half Marathon 2009

I told myself after completing Amsterdam in October 2008 that I would put my marathon running career on hold to focus on Ironman 2010. Running marathons – especially when sucked in by the promise of PBs – has the tendency to take over everything. The majority of 2008 was spent running 7 days-a-week, following Mike [...]