Going Metric
From my earliest days as a runner, I have always counted my distances in miles. My training plans were all in miles and any speed sessions were expressed as so…
walking
Harrogate, re-visited
Needing to stay near my computer (working from home) I had to roll out and dust off the treadmill for today’s workout. For the first time, I ran Zwift on…
The Team
After arriving home after my pyramid session at The Pingles (Nuneaton Harriers’ stadium) I had an email from Carolyn advising me that the main race walking group would be meeting…
Pyramids
If you are expecting a post about a recent trip to the Valley of the Kings, you’ve come to the wrong place ! After work, I nipped home for a…
Changing Clubs
My long search for a race walking coach is over. I have found someone at Nuneaton Harriers and have already done a short speed session with her. I have also…
Sandwell Valley parkrun
With Saturday fast approaching, I was debating wether to do a parkrun on Saturday or because of the recent cold, volunteer again. After surviving the race walk session on Thursday,…
A Racewalker is Born
For a while I have been bemoaning the lack of race walking coaches. I feel that my walking has plateaued and that I need to learn the race walking technique…
A wet parkrun
After a week spent mostly in bed with a rather nasty cold, I was in no state to do my usual 5k Saturday morning walk. Instead, I decided to volunteer…
Searching for a Coach
No, I’m not looking for a cheap ride to London but someone who can teach me to race walk. A year or so ago, I tried Birchfield Harriers and went…
Challenge Cancelled
So, the event that I had chosen, as a pick me up following my, less than perfect, Rowbotham’s Round Rotherham and planned for tomorrow – has been cancelled. In an…