HR data woes
You’ll already know that I’m one for data and detailed information. It doesn’t matter if this is in the field of running, computing, music and probably even baking. If there’s a chance of a slice…
Running
The New Langley 7 – Race Review
Langley 7 – some background Once upon a time there was a village called Langley which had a 7 mile road race The Langley 7 was an annual race organised by Macclesfield Harriers as a…
English Half Marathon – race review
Only one week since I completed my second ultra-marathon and I’m back out on the start line again for another race – the English Half Marathon. I thought I’d tell you about my day and…
Why I run
After many years of hammering my body on the roads chasing after PBs, I’ve realised that I’ve lost a lot of the enjoyment that I used to get from running. In this blog I set out my thoughts about how this happened and what I’m doing to find my missing mojo.
Essar 4-Villages Half-Marathon – race review
The 4 Villages Half Marathon is an event I’ve wanted to run for about 5 years. This was the first year I actually managed to get there! Essar 4 Villages Half Marathon Starting in the…
2018 planning
Well after my mass of running at the tail end of 2017, 2018 hasn’t exactly set on fire in it’s first 2 weeks! A planned break I’d always planned to have a little bit of…
A week on from #REDBED
Well it’s almost a week since I finished my Run Every Day / Blog Every Day #REDBED Challenge for December. And the eagle-eyed of you may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet on the…
Challenge wrap-up! The final day #REDBED Day 31
Well today is the final day of my #REDBED Challenge. I have managed to run and blog every day for the whole of December. As I alluded in yesterday’s post, I wanted to delve into…
When motivation doesn’t happen #REDBED Day 24
After the big achievement of reaching my #RU2C goal yesterday, it’s not surprise that today felt a little flat. I think this is the flip-side of event motivation; once an event is complete, suddenly that…
A little bit on motivation #REDBED Day 14
I thought I would continue yesterday’s theme of ‘targets’ by looking at motivation and running. The two topics fit nicely together; having a target to do something is a lot easier to achieve if you’re…