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Stories from a life still in progress
New Month, New Sport, New Goals A month ago I ran the London Marathon. Didn’t enjoy it; see my account here. That’s two major marathons inside twelve months: New York in November 2025, then my recent ramble around East London. Somewhere around mile sixteen of …
Tough Day In East London London Marathon was tough. I believe any endurance event decides what it gives you. London decided to give me a tough day. But if it was easy, what would be the point? Right? Pheidippides died at the end of his …
It Matters More With Each Year My 2026 goals: I’m raising the bar. Next year I turn sixty-nine, and instead of easing off, I’m deliberately making things harder. The plan is simple on paper: two major marathons, not one, and a clear step up in …
900 KMS NYC Marathon minus two weeks. I’m at the business end of my running adventure now. I’ve run 900 kms in training now, far enough to have left my front door, turned east and started running like Forrest Gump, and running through Calais, then …
I recently appeared on a podcast hosted by Coach Parry, a world-class coach who specialises in training over-50s runners. We discussed my training leading up to the New York Marathon. If you’re an older runner – and that can be any age from 50 onwards …
Enough Already New York Marathon – six weeks away. It’s been far too long coming. Tomorrow will see me go past the 800 kilometre training mark. I’ve plodded—and I mean plodded—through a 5km training plan, then 10km plan, then half-marathon plan, and I’m now on …
Another Misogi Building Block It was a solid week of training as I think about my misogi challenge in New York on 2 November this year. The week saw me clock 427 on the Training Stress Score on TrainingPeaks, versus a target of 415. This …
A Marathon Not A Sprint April has seen me build up my running volume as I think about the startline in New York for the marathon, now six months away. I know many of you are thinking I have more than enough time, and it …
Misogi Prep – Digging In It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. I’m digging in to the training and preparation for my New York Marathon misogi, 33 weeks from today. It was a slightly dispiriting January, as winter flu dragged on for a month. The …
Father Time Has Presented The Bill Misogi reality is kicking in, as my challenge appears to be in deep conversation with Father Time. I’m due to run the New York Marathon 39 weeks from today. It’s a true misogi, as I haven’t completed a marathon …