19 entries posted with 'running' tag

My Oxford Half Marathon Training Diary - Week 1

12 Aug 2024

running health sleep

I’m starting off a somewhat niche series of posts over the next 10 week charting my progress and experience training for the Oxford Half Marathon on 13th October. My current PB set last September is 1:32:00 and I am hoping to run 1:27:00 or faster in Oxford.

How I use stats to make me a better runner

22 Apr 2024

running software

One of the many reasons I love running is its track-ability. There’s a tongue-in-cheek saying in the fitness world, “If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen”. But like any hobby, you can choose how much you involve stats in it. Running can be a joyfully simple and analogue activity. Conversely, you can track any and every metric from your distance down to your running mechanics. I land in the second camp, perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly.

The thrill of the race

27 Sept 2023

running race

I’ve got the run bug. And it’s a strong one. I dabbled with running back in 2012, when I trained for and ran a marathon, but it felt no more than a bucket list item back then. The training was gruelling, lonely, somewhat aimless, and unsociable. Fast forward 11 years and my relationship with running could not be more different.

My Half Marathon experience

6 Mar 2022

achievements fitness running race

Almost 10 years ago, I ran a marathon. It was an amazing experience. A lot of time passed, during which it's fair to say I fell out of love with running. But the simple joy of Parkrun hooked me back in, and numerous national lockdowns due to the pandemic pushed running back onto my radar properly. But it was seeing my sister complete Brighton Marathon 2021 last September that gave me the push to sign up to my first race in almost a decade.

A message for my legs

8 Feb 2012

fitness running random

Legs. You've been pretty supportive of me so far in my life. You've grown with me, you've held me up when i've needed it, and you've gone the extra mile when it was demanded of you. Now, though, now I really need a big favour.

Running a Marathon

16 Jan 2012

advice fitness running

I’m currently in training for the 2012 Brighton Marathon in April (#1 on my 101 list). The purpose of the post is to point out a few of my experiences and thoughts when undertaking this training and how it draws many parallels to most other activities in life. As your PE teacher probably said to you back in secondary school, it’s mind over matter.