Published 16. April 2012 at 2:31 pm - No Comments
Marathon Diary week 10.
Well, the taper is officially underway now. After the last longish run Sunday, Monday I just had one run of 8 miles to complete in the morning and then a good strength and conditioning session in the gym in the evening. Tuesday I just had an easy 7 with strides and an easy 5...
Published 12. March 2012 at 10:12 pm - No Comments
Marathon Dairy week 5
Another successful week of consistent training under my belt this week.
I overcame the fatigue of last week, and bounced back this week. The mileage was to be a little bit less as I was finishing the week with blow out at the Bath Half Marathon, and I wanted to do it justice.
Monday...
Published 29. February 2012 at 10:10 pm - No Comments
Marathon Diary week 3.
Well what an eventful week. Monday to Wednesday I was still in Kenya, at the HATC in Iten. Monday I ran a lighter session in the morning, as you have to be careful not to work too hard in the last few days before travelling home. The session consisting of 3 x 10min tempo with...
Published 29. February 2012 at 10:00 pm - No Comments
Marathon Diary. Final Week at HATC, Iten, Kenya.
Well things have gone extremely well here, with over 120miles run this week in the skinny air of Iten in Kenya.
The week started very well with a tough session on Monday, including some tempo/interval and rep paced work to total over 13 miles, followed...
Published 29. February 2012 at 9:54 pm - No Comments
My Marathon build up started in the first week of January. For the first 2-3 weeks I was running between 80-90 miles per week, and things had generally gone very well at this very early stage.
The real training started however, on my arrival at Lornah Kipligat’s High Altitude Training centre, in Iten,...
Published 5. March 2011 at 9:41 pm - No Comments
Kenya Part 1 – 7th February 2011
I am so sorry I have not updated in a while….too busy running!
It’s fantastic here. I love it. It’s the Lornah Kiplagat High Altitude Training Centre in Iten, and its run by Lornah and her husband Pieter. Anyone can come and stay here as far as...
Published 20. October 2010 at 11:42 am - No Comments
Leaving Doha/arrival in the village in Delhi – Monday 11th October
We were down for breakfast at 5.30am. The bus came to collect us and take us to the airport at 6am. The first, short flight to Bahrain was very unpleasant. We were spread all over the plane and it was jam-packed full. It...
Published 4. August 2010 at 11:25 pm - 3 Comments
Thursday 29th July, arrival
Me, Mum & Dad
When we touched down in Barcelona, all of a sudden the nerves kicked in. I was there; it was going to happen. I was going to run in the European Championships marathon in less than 48 hours! It suddenly all felt very real and I was a little anxious...
Published 10. July 2010 at 3:54 pm - One Comment
Three weeks to go until the big day so here’s a quick update. After falling so ill four days before leaving Font Romeu, we made the decision, after consulting with experts and doctors, to remain at sea level for the next block of training to ensure my body made a full recovery. I was still...
Published 25. June 2010 at 3:59 pm - No Comments
Well, what an eventful three weeks!
My Font Romeu altitude training experience started on a real high and finished with a bit of a blow.
After a long day travelling with my coach and eventually finding our apartments in Font Romeu on Tuesday the 1st June, we made contact with Paula Radcliffe on our arrival...
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