Half Marathon
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Categories: Journal
Finished the #GreatBirminghamRun half marathon in 2 hours 19mins. 2 minutes slower than last year. That’s gramps for ya.
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Half-Marathon training starts this week
Categories: Long FormOn 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…
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Bringing out the best in people
Categories: Long FormSo 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…
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Birmingham Half-marathon 2015 — 2 hours and 17 minutes
Categories: GalleriesGreat Birmingham half-marathon completed in 2 hours and 17 minutes.
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Categories: Notes
2 hours till I begin my first half marathon in Birmingham today. Never has 13 miles seemed so far.
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Four days until the big run
Categories: Long FormIn 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…
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First proper run in about two weeks
Categories: NotesI’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…