The Runners Training Diary

To most people under about 25, a diary is either an icon on a computer desktop (or more likely a phone..). The thought of actually writing something down is alien to most people these days. (Because I have very bad handwriting – I include myself in this). In these days of spreadsheets & calculations, maybe [...]

Running slowly makes my legs hurt

I remember an elite marathon runner (I think it was Steve Monegheti) years ago, saying that people that took 4 hours or more for the marathon were better runners than him. Reason? He figured they must be because he said he couldn’t run for more than 4 hours… Anyway, in readiness for starting Ironman UK [...]