Category: Running

  • Testing times

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    Tomorrow is the first multisport race of the season for me, and will be quickly followed by another two this month. They’re training races, getting me prepared for the summer, but they’re also great fun and it’s fairly important to perform well in them. Tomorrow starts early with the Gower Duathlon, running from one of…

  • 1 week on

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    Seven days after “retweaking” my right calf and resting it with just a couple of 10 minute runs in the week, it feels great. It feels strong, fresh and new. Going on previous experience with this problem I think I’ll rest it until the Gower Duathlon on Saturday though, to give it time to strengthen.…

  • Flexor hallucis longus

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    All this fitness will be for naught if I can’t run 10km at the end of the race. I’ve been struggling with tight calves and pain for most of the year, and every time I rest & recover the problem soon returns. I have managed a run of over 2 hours, and I did start…

  • Llanelli half-marathon 2011

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    It was great to see & hear so many Swansea med students at the Llanelli half-marathon today. It was also great to get to run fast (I had a big grin on the start line)! Unfortunately the running fast didn’t last the full distance. This was an early, pre-season test of my running pace &…

  • Cardiff half-marathon 2010

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    So did you hear the one about the Cardiff half-marathon? It turned out that it wasn’t a half-marathon. I’d entered as it was a nearby race of the right distance, but balked a little at the entry cost. Boys & girls from the club would be running & watching though, & I never get to…

  • Devil’s Aquathlon 2010

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      I raced in the inaugural Devil’s Aquathlon last weekend in the Lido at Sandford Parks, Cheltenham and up Leckhampton Hill. It was a 2km outdoor pool swim, wetsuits allowed, followed by a mostly cross country 10km run with a nice steep 200mish hill to climb. The aim was to run to the Devil’s Chimney,…

  • Dale Half-marathon 2010

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    So that went well! I got 3rd place overall at the Dale half-marathon, organised very well by the Pembrokeshire Tri Club. I was the first back in my age group (17-39?) so was beaten by two vets and as such I was given the 2nd prize. Confusing? Winner was 1st vet but got overall 1st…

  • Bigger boys!

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    Bala (standard distance) triathlon, 2010 So that was an interesting weekend. Kim and I went to Bala for the last race of the triathlon season. It was great getting back to Snowdonia and fun to camp, although we don’t seem to be as slickly organised as I vaguely remember. Probably the best thing about Bala…

  • Last race of the season

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    Well, my last triathlon for 2010 anyway. I’ve still got a bunch of running races lined up (and a sneaky aquathlon). This will be one of the few races this year that I hope to feel fresh for. I’ve spent most of the year trying to catch up my fitness (after breaking my foot) for…

  • Gower Sprint Triathlon 2010

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    So this has been a challenging weekend so far. I’m not sure what the lesson is but it’s in there. I invited a mate and his family to come and stay with us and to enter today’s Gower Triathlon. Garry and I used to bike race together when we were half our current ages and…