One week to what ? One week to my second Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon (BBCHM). I did this last year, finishing in a time of 2:54:03. In the weeks leading up to the event, I did very little training with a longish walk a week or so before as a morale booster. When I…
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One Mile
Race day ! Sue and I climbed into the car a tad before half six and made our way to Nuneaton arriving around six. We parked up then took a leisurely stroll to The Pingles stadium. First job was to make myself known to the team leader and collect my numbers . Sue and I…
Is this a Good Idea ?
After signing up for the Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon on 1st July, I was perusing the Nuneaton Harriers’ website when I came across a request for athletes to take part in an inter-club event on Wednesday – this week. I contacted the organiser and ask how she was fixed for the 1 Mile M50…
Time to Get my Arse in Gear
Please forgive me – It’s been a long time since I last walked (seriously). Not that I’ve walked frivolously, it’s just that I haven’t walk much at all. As usual, the year starts full of good intentions with plans for the usual Coventry Way (ACW) and another stab at the Rotary Across Wales Walk (RAWW)….
Ten Years – 2016
The year kicked off with me making plans for all the events that I would be doing in 2016. Unfortunately, as is often the case, I didn’t attend all of them. The biggy of the year was the LDWA Hundred in Dorset in May. In preparation, I squeezed in a few long walks including a…