Confession

The last time that I posted on this blog was back in February when I was lamenting my total lack of get-up-and-go. I sort of hinted that I’d be taking part in a six hour event on Cannock Chase (which never happened) and also the annual A Coventry Way, forty miler about a month later…

Lethargy

All was going well, last year, achieving … 1769 Miles walked Learning to Race-Walk (work in progress) renewing my love of parkrun Joining a new athletics club … all was going well and then, it just ground to a halt ! I’m not sure as to why. After my first ever race walk race, I…

Race Time

* This post has been written a couple of months after the event. On Sunday 12th December, I made my way out to Warwick University which is actually in Coventry. I found the carpark, for which I had previously paid, and parked up with about an hour to go before my first ever race walk…

Improving

With yesterday’s walk through the snow still in my legs, I drove over to The Pingles Stadium for the usual Monday night interval session. I arrived in plenty of time which gave me the opportunity to warm up with a few laps and some stretches. As I finished my warm up, Nick, who runs the…