The Challenge: To run 100km in 28 days.Organiser: Great Run – with profits going to NHS charities. So, we arrive at the final week of the solo challenge. This nail-biting tale of running derring-do approaches a conclusion. It has been a slow-burning story, very much like a Nordic screenplay carefully layering a narrative interleaved with … Continue reading Solo 100km Challenge – Week 4
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Solo 100km Challenge – Week 2
The Challenge: To run 100km in 28 days. Organiser: Great Run – with profits going to NHS charities. Oh dear, I am as far behind with my blogs as I am with my running target. Wednesday 20th May 2020 A hot morning for running in Wicksteed Park again. For no obvious reason, I felt quite … Continue reading Solo 100km Challenge – Week 2
Solo 100km Challenge – Week I
The Challenge: To run 100km in 28 days. Organiser: Great Run - with profits going to NHS charities. It is probably fair to say I have made a little scratch on the surface of this target rather than a dent after the first week. Monday 11th May 2020 A rather blustery and chilly morning saw … Continue reading Solo 100km Challenge – Week I
Naturally Reserved
For completeness, I bring you my latest training run.... 4th July The goal for today was to have a gentle recovery run in preparation for my race on 6th July. I chose Titchmarsh Nature Reserve because by nature I'm reserved! Haha, only joking - I chose it because it offers a fairly flat run around … Continue reading Naturally Reserved
Gentle on my Toe
I went for a lovely recovery run this evening, my first outing for just over two weeks. Outing? It makes me sound like a race horse. Mind you, that was one image that popped into my mind as I was running. Not due to my graceful cantering, but because I noticed one stretch where there … Continue reading Gentle on my Toe