running

In April I ran my first marathon (in Manchester). I did pretty darn well. I had hoped that I would be able to go sub 3 hours on my first attempt. Unfortunately however this was not to be. I was in no way disappointed as I had left nothing on

As one may have been aware I was intrigued by the Low Carb, High Fat diet / lifestyle as a possible way of optimising my marathon performance. My thinking was that if I burnt fat efficiently (instead of carbohydrates) then I could avoid the infamous 'bonk' in the latter

On Tuesday I headed along to the Horsforth Harriers club night. Two friends (who are both members) had mentioned it to me after the Leeds Half Marathon (I did not run). I have found recently that training solo on the roads can get a little monotonous and samey. Whilst I

Firstly.. credit to my brother for the exceptional wordplay which is the title for this post - he used it first. Also.. congratulations on your engagement. One day I would like to get married and be good at wordplay. Two weekends ago (23rd/24th April) I was down in London

Prior to running the Manchester Marathon, I was ill. I had a virus which fatigued the shit out of me. It varied in its nature - hot/cold flushes, general fatigue, random coughing fits, a chesty rasp (which made be sound like Darth Vader - most amusing) etc etc. It

I had a small issue with my SKINS A400 tights. They had ripped in the crotch area after an unreasonably short period of time. Given the cost of these (~£100) I was pretty miffed.. especially given that I am a SKINS fanboy. They were sadly unsalvageable (I can not sew)

Race details The ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon was held on the 10th April 2016 in Manchester, England. It was my first marathon, and I finished it in 3:08:23. More information about the race can be found here. ![I actually took this after the race ;)](/content/images/2016/04/

Race details The Village Bakery Wrexham Half was held on the 14th February 2016 in Wrexham, Wales. It was my second half marathon, and I finished it in 1:28:59. More information about the race can be found here. Training Following on from the Essar Four Villages Half I

Race details The MBNA Chester Metric Marathon was held on the 4th October 2015 in Chester, Wales. It was my first metric marathon, and I finished it in 1:52:55. More information about the race can be found here. Travel and accommodation We chose Chester because of its proximity