Monthly Archives: May 2013

Short version: Went off too fast Felt sick for a while Got injured Walked a bit Got shiny medal. Longer version: (grab a chair and some supplies) For those that have not heard of it the Grand Union Canal Race is a non stop 145 mile race from central Birmingham to Little Venice in LondonContinue reading “GUCR – The Death March”

Just a  few quick thoughts in the compulsory pre race blog. Tomorrow at 6am I will be starting the GUCR race in Gas Street in Birmingham and running/walking/crawling all the way to Little Venice in London and have to be there by 11pm Sunday night. Its a flat towpath all the way with a fewContinue reading “GUCR pre race ramblings”

I am officially into my taper now for the GUCR on the 24th. I only have about 35-40 miles planned this week and only 2 runs next week on Tuesday and Wednesday before race day on Saturday. I have got so used to getting up in the morning early and getting out for 8ish miles thatContinue reading “Taper madness sets in.”

Today I ran the Halstead Marathon, I have done this race 3 years in a row and always as this time I have run it as a training run. Just as last year I was doing as the last run in a 100mile+ training week. My previous times were 3:44 and 3:42 I think andContinue reading “Halstead Marathon”

Its official as of today I am the 6th member of the TORQ Trail Running Team! I have actually known since last week and it may have almost not happened for me as I got an email from Simon one of the organisers for the team saying they had been trying to get a hold of meContinue reading “TORQ Trail Team 2013”