the 13 Challenge – Episode 8
Well today was the day of the Manchester – Blackpool bike ride. I will start by noting that at no stage have I ever been considered a cyclist. Having learned to ride a bike at…
Well today was the day of the Manchester – Blackpool bike ride. I will start by noting that at no stage have I ever been considered a cyclist. Having learned to ride a bike at…
I remembered last night what it is like trying to run in hay fever season – hard work! The weather in the last week has been un-Britishly seasonal – i.e. it’s July and not raining…
I had planned theĀ Challenge runs around my Achilles Heel – hayfever. As my food allergy is linked into this common summertime ailment the two gang up on me andĀ for a period of about…
Most of the updates on here over the last couple of months have been regarding ‘the 13 Challenge’ – my fund-raiser for 2013 which involves a pile of half-marathons and a few other bits. Today…
I woke up very early today. Perhaps it was the sunshine streaming into the bedroom, or the early night as a result of the bike ride yesterday. Whatever it was I was ready for a…
This was my second half-marathon of ‘the 13 Challenge’ and it seems the organisers put together a promo video of the event. A beautiful part of the world!
I must say getting going today was quite difficult which, for a race day, is quite unusual. 3 attempts to leave the house – cats and wallets getting the better of me before Waze decided…
Sometimes when you’ve had a really tough week a good blast of Endorphins is perfect medicine. Clearly taking the prescribed medication also helps as I discovered getting home from work on Friday night to find…
Today was Half-Marathon race #4 – Blackpool. With a 9.30am race start this involved getting up very early on a Sunday morning which wasn’t much fun. But I managed it even though the cat clearly…