Posts Tagged ‘ GNR ’

I’ve been running with my iPhone for a couple of years and I think I have now got a fairly stable armory of running or health related apps that I would be prepared to recommend. I’ll split them into 4 sections and go from there. The Running Logs The iPhone is my ever present...
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Don’t you just love kids? She was barely more than four years old and I’d only gone about a kilometre before she yelled out from the sidelines, “Keep running fat girl!” Nice one. Kids actually make this race. They line up with their grubby hands outstretched for a high five and I love it...
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I needed a long run this weekend, something to confirm that I could complete the Great North Run without crumpling. We were away at the in-laws so I opted for the canal run. A remote out and back trail with no opportunities for rescue or abandonment. Perfect. Out and back runs offer up an...
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This run was always going to be a bit hit and miss, booking two half marathons only 7 days apart and then going light on the training regime is only going to end in a world of pain. In my mind I thought it would be interesting to see just how much pain would...
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I love this event, it is a complete pain to get to, it costs a fortune, it’s almost impossible to get out of South Shields before night fall, but it still remains the highlight of my year. Grubby street urchins high fiving you, toddlers squirting bottled puddle water at your feet, spectators cheering and...
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Well this half-marathon (or two) isn’t going to run itself, so I exploited the refreshing drizzle today to enjoy a mid-week river run. The drizzle was obviously fairly heavy as the river came out to join me. With no fording points available, I got to enjoy the rest of the run with squelching socks...
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Running and therefore blogging seems to have turned into quite a struggle recently. I get to the 2k point and feel as though I can’t go any further. My body feels like lumpen clay but I think my battle is as much mental as physical. Running can be a tough nut to crack sometimes....
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I have just woken from a solid 13 hour sleep and I would still be soundly snoring if it weren’t for the third rather persistent alarm bouncing on my ear drum. Yesterdays long run knocked me flat and I feel I could sleep for a minimum of a week – waking just in time...
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I haven’t done a lot of running since the GNR, in fact I haven’t done any, beyond the occassional jog in the direction of a bus stop. Illness, DOMS, work and idleness have kept me away from running this autumn but yesterday was the Cabbage Patch 10 so I had to get out and...
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I am fully recovered now, and no longer have excuses for missing training runs but nevertheless I am still managing to miss ’em. I’ve therefore been out on the search and found another ghoulish run to do, its called the Box Hill Knacker Cracker – an extremely hilly run on New Years day. OGB has remained strangely quiet since I emailed him the...
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