… wombling free !!! Don’t panic – I haven’t lost it completely ! Today’s run, after work, was along the canals of Birmingham but in a different direction to previous runs. From Great Barr Street, I took the canal towards the city centre going under the railway through the 147m long Curzon tunnel. From here,…

Luckily, the pain in my shin didn’t return and I managed an easy 3 miles on Thursday going around another local loop. Friday was a rest day. Saturday, after a 12 hours shift, was a 7 mile run home. A bit chilly on the ears and my chest / tummy  was rather cold by the…

I woke up a few times during the night with a stabbing pain in my right shin. I hope that I hadn’t overdone it yesterday with my walk and run ! The pain persisted so I did a few chores around the house before donning my running gear and venturing out. The shin was still…

I missed my rest day walk yesterday so decided to get one in today. I also had a 3 mile run scheduled in the training plan. I hatched a cunning plan – I’d meet the other half from work in Wolverhampton and get there by … Catching the bus into Birmingham, Train to Stourbridge, Walk…

It’s not fair !!! Six week on what? Six weeks ago, I started running again (sounds a bit like an alcoholics’ meeting). From my initial run/walk sessions where I was running for 2 minutes then walking for 2, I am now running continuously for 7 miles. I used to run. I stopped after the Coventry…