Tag: Marathon
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Race recap: Berlin Marathon 2024
At the end of September I dragged my husband off on a running ‘themed’ long weekend away (everyone’s favourite, no?) to Germany. Ok ok, I say themed as though running didn’t take over the whole trip and as though it was for the both of us, but let’s be real it absolutely did take over…
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5 top tips for your long marathon training runs
If you are training for anything long distance (or longer distance to what YOU are used to, whatever that may be) then the staple of your training is your long runs, which gradually increase in distance and build up your endurance. It’s quite fascinating to me because there’s a real mental game at play here,…
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‘Two Hours: The quest to run the impossible marathon’ by Ed Caeser – a book review
If, like me, you rather enjoy reading about incredible runners and record breaking achievements whilst being the kind of runner who plods around their local Parkrun, then I’ve got a treat for you in the form of this book written by Ed Caesar, Two Hours: The quest to run the impossible marathon. I’m guessing the…
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The day that finally was – Virgin Money London Marathon 2021: Race review
They say good things come to those who wait. And wait, we did…..18 months to be precise. But boy, was it a good thing. Last week I finally ran the London Marathon, after getting my charity place back in 2019. The whole day was inspiring, challenging and joyous. Here is my race recap – I…
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26.2 things they don’t tell you about training for a marathon
The running world can be as simple as ‘all you need is a pair of trainers’, but when it comes to long distance training, things take a bit of a step up. Which is fair enough. Marathon training is hard and it’s a commendable thing to sign up to (if I do say so myself…;)…
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2020 mileage aim: getting to 1500km!
So the numbers nerd in me did some calculating and worked out that so far my running mileage for the year is at 1,355km. Great! Who knew I’d ever be running more than 100km in a year, never mind over 1000km. Very happy with that. 2020 really has been a strange year…! But, in a…
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