One Week to go
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…
walking
Plan B
I drove into work with the intention of catching the bus, after work, to the outskirts of Chelmsley Wood from where I’d walk to The Griffin, clocking up around seven…
Aches and Pains
After my triumphal return to the race walking scene on Wednesday, I took the rest of the week easy (very easy, actually). However, on Saturday, I got out early for…
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…
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…
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,…
To the pub
My other (better) half was in need of a little snooze, so we agreed that I should go for a walk and leave her alone. I quickly devised a plan…
Treadmill Tales
A couple of years ago, I upgraded my treadmill to a model that would communicate with the outside world enabling me to better record any workouts. I used the treader…
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…
Ten Years – 2015
I appear to have returned to running early in 2015 culminating in running the Coventry Half in a time of 1:52. I continued with the running for a while (including…