The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race 2007
As Chanakhya said in his post, yesterday was hot. I was OK until 4:30 and then it began to unravel. I rarely have stomach problems but yesterday my boy was having trouble dealing with vast…
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine.
So I made it to New York and now am getting the final details sorted out on a sunny Saturday here in Queens New York. I ran the Self-Transcendence 2 mile race this morning in…
Last Long Run
Its been a sporadic training period – always seems to be that way. Today ran 4 hours out over Boars Hill, Abingdon airfield and out toward Frilford and Tubney and coming back via Appleton and…
R.Q.
Finally got in a long one again on Sunday. It rained almost the whole time but it wasn’t really a big deal though toward the end I could feel my feet starting to take a…
Changing Rhythms
This last week I have had the great pleasure of being able to run in Richmond Park in South London. It takes about 1.5 hours to circumnavigate at an easy pace and the views and…
Back up to 2 Hours Again
It’s a relief to be able to run for two hours again and not have to worry about whether or not I’ll be able to run tomorrow. Taking a few days off has got it…
Lessons Learnt (hopefully)
Thursday I walked for an hour and a half and this morning I ran for an hour and a half with no problem. It seems to have healed. Tomorrow will try an easy 2 hours.…
Philosophy: Dealing With Injury And Attachment
Last Thursday about 3/4 of the way through the 2 hour run, I over taxed my right calf muscles and suffered some local damage as a result. At the time I was running relatively fast…
Where Is Time Going?
It’s definitely on wheels at the moment. Every time I update the logbook it seems as if another week has gone. After a day off yesterday I ran quite hard tonight introducing a new running…
Is The Long Run Really Necessary?
Loomdog asked: Long Run – How Important is it REALLY? There are several camps on this one and for me, it seems, the best way to find out is by reading the literature and talking…