Posts Tagged ‘ asics ’

This time last year I came face to face with the world renowned shambles that is the British London 10k. Fortunately, this time round I was invited to join the Surrey Housewives Set in their annual attempt to show Michael O’Reilly how mass participation events should be organised. Under the auspices of SHS1 the...
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As you all know, I think the Garmin Forerunner 305 is the best thing since sliced bread but I’m so fickle it’s taken barely a thought for me to stick it on ebay and swap it for the new version – the Forerunner 405. I’d like to say the new and IMPROVED Forerunner 405...
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I cut last weeks long run short to attend pressing matters at the allotment so this week I thought I’d reverse my priorities – head to the plot first and then leave the afternoon free for running. After a few hours of digging in the wind I couldn’t decide if I was more in...
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Just made it back from todays running commute, it felt like a tough one but it was improved by the queues of festive travellers, I get a buzz from overtaking cars. We were released from work a couple of hours early so I got to run on the scenic side of the river and...
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I’ve finally managed to wangle a work placement within a civilised radius of my home, so that means the running commute is back! I’ve been looking forward to this for ages, at last I can enjoy some scenic running routes rather than suffocating myself on fumes as I run along the edge of the...
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As usual I wake up on race day, filled with absolute dread. Looking back it seems quite an appropriate apprehension. The British London 10k had already been billed to me as being just about the worst race in the UK calendar and with just moments to go before the start I found myself enveloped...
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My regular running commute has been on the back burner for a while. I started at my new placement a few weeks ago which has pushed the required running distance to 13 miles, part of which covers a portion of the West’s very own murder mile, or in fact murder 12 miles. Needless to...
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I’m a bit out of sync with my posting but I wanted to slip in an update for the weekend which was quite active on the running front. Firstly my new shoes arrived: Asics Kayano X11′s and Asics Gel Trabuco trail shoes. The first pair were simply a direct replacement for my existing Kayano’s...
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Despite a few resistant sniffles I reckon I am back on form and so today was time to push myself to run home again. Result: 10 km in 1:18:43 It was an interesting run, typically it was a struggle to start with and at the 2k stage I was patting down all my pockets...
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My plan yesterday, was to get up early and head out for a long run. As I intend to run home from work next week, I need to confirm that I can still cope with the longer distances. Also I wanted to try out running with a rucksac, so I can get the necessities...
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