David Peach

Great Birmingham Run

  • Birmingham Marathon 2017 – 30 days to go

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    Today’s run left me feeling a lot more confident for the upcoming marathon than the previous Sunday’s. Last Sunday I attempted this route but ran on an empty stomach which, amongst other factors, caused me to stop at the 8.3 mile mark. This time I made sure I had a good meal one hour before…

  • Birmingham Marathon 2017 – 32 days to go

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    After last Sunday’s run that kept me feeling ill for the rest of the day, I began to doubt my chances of completing the marathon. However, although I am still in no way fully confident in my abilities, I have had a slight confidence boost with my latest run tonight. Distance: 6.7 miles Time: 1…

  • Achy thighs and inappropriate gym clothes

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    After my initial moan about being confronted with Elasticsearch yesterday, today i have actually been looking into it – learning it in order to get the job I’ve been tasked with finished. I don’t know why, but i tend to get that gut reaction most times i am confronted by something foreign to me. I…

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    Finished the #GreatBirminghamRun half marathon in 2 hours 19mins. 2 minutes slower than last year. That’s gramps for ya.

  • Half-Marathon training starts this week

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    On the 16th October this year I will be taking part in my second half-marathon. This will be the same route in Birmingham, UK. The last time I did it, which was last year, I managed to strain my knee whilst training as I tried running too far, too fast, too soon. This time I…

  • Bringing out the best in people

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    So I managed to complete the Birmingham half-marathon in 2 hours and 17 minutes. One of the things that has been imprinted on my memory is how the day seemed to bring out the best in all people.People all along the 13.1 mile route were handing out sweets, water, and shouts of encouragement directed at…

  • Birmingham Half-marathon 2015 — 2 hours and 17 minutes

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    Great Birmingham half-marathon completed in 2 hours and 17 minutes.

  • On your marks.

    On your marks.

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    Start of the 2015 Birmingham Half-Marathon.

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    2 hours till I begin my first half marathon in Birmingham today. Never has 13 miles seemed so far.

  • Four days until the big run

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    In four days time, I’ll be doing the Birmingham half marathon along with a mate from work. The gravity of what I have said I’ll do didn’t really hit me until earlier today, when we were looking over the route map and elevation. 13.1 miles it is and I know I’m going to feel every…

  • First proper run in about two weeks

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    I’ve been in training for a half-marathon on the 18th October and two weeks ago I injured my knee. Well, I say injured, it started aching badly the day after and so I had to take a week off. After said week, I went out again and half way through that run it started to…