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Progress
We're done!
I have a real sense of closure about this now. I ran a marathon. I did it in a…
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The Mall
London Marathon Landmark 7 - The Mall
From the London Marathon website: "When you negotiate the penultimate ben…
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Westminster
London Marathon Landmark 6 - Embankment and Westminster
Mile 25 is horrible for running, but one of the best for crowds and views. The…
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London Info
London Marathon Landmark 5 - Carnary Wharf
Canary Wharf is at Mile 18, and to be honest I can only vaguely remember runn…
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Tower Bridge
London Marathon Landmark 4 - Tower Bridge
One of the most iconic and memorable moments of running London Marathon is runn…
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London Info
London Marathon Landmark 3 - Cutty Sark
This is Cutty Sark: And here's lots of pictures of me running past it! Cutt…
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Start
London Marathon Landmark 2 - The Start Line
Here's me a the start line, all bright eyed, bushy tailed, and generally op…
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Time
Reboot
Progress - Reboot Weeks 24 and 25
Sorry, I got a bit behind on the updates. but here's progress for weeks 24 …
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Progress
Progress - Reboot Week 23
No half marathons this week, but two 16 mile long runs! Day Run Type Dista…
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London Info
London Marathon COVID restrictions
I guess I'm running a historic marathon this year, with one of a kind COVID…
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Solihull
Progress - Reboot Week 22
Since this week includes the Solihull Half Marathon, I get to share this photo …
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Solihull
Solihull Half Marathon - Race Report
On Sunday I ran the Solihull Half Marathon! Getting there was a bit rocky, as …
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Solihull
Progress - Reboot week 21
It's been a fairly easy going week this week as I needed to not be shattere…
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Sweepstake
The Great 15th August Half Marathon Sweepstake!
Wow, somehow I'm running another half marathon, so I guess it's time …
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Tempo
Progress - Reboot Week 20
8 weeks to go, and wow has this week gone fast! Most of it spent in gorgeous So…
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Vitamins
Today's blog is brought to you by the letter B, and the number 12!
To me, vitamin B12 is a weird one, because it's in so many foods that (unle…
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Reboot
Progress - Reboot Week 19
9 weeks to go, that's a scary thought! But in other news! Happy Birthday t…
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slow
The Importance of Running Slowly
I'm really surprised at how much running training is just "time on yo…
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Weekly Summary
Progress - Reboot Week 18
10 weeks to go, people! (Also thanks for the reminder, Virgin Money London Mar…
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Nutrition
What to Eat After a Run
This is literally a copy/paste job from the London Marathon website, but the i…
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