After a week of less runs and less miles, it’s time to get back into it. This week sees a slight increase in the morning miles with 8, 6 and 7 mile runs followed by 22-24 miles on Saturday and…
After a week of less runs and less miles, it’s time to get back into it. This week sees a slight increase in the morning miles with 8, 6 and 7 mile runs followed by 22-24 miles on Saturday and…
The start of an easier week with lower mileage throughout the week and no speed or hill work, 14 miles on Saturday and active recovery on Sunday.
Week 5 of the TdN training block and the week is similar to the previous week and will be the last before the first active recovery week. The plan was to continue with the early morning runs and a hill…
Week 4 of the TdN training block and it’s pretty much a carbon copy of week 3 and the training is continuing well. Tuesday – 7 Miles The fourth week of the training plan begins and it’s pretty much a…
Week 3 of the training plan and the aim was to increase the mileage slightly on week 2’s and all was going to plan but then I had an invite to run around Talybont Reservoir on Sunday so ended up…
Week 2 of the Tour de Newport training and it was similar to last week with speed instead of hills on Wednesday and slightly longer runs on the weekend. Like last week, I’m really enjoying the structured running and working…
3 years ago to the day I completed my first 50 mile race – and it was tough! After completing some longer distance runs recently it’s good to remember the first 50 miler and I wonder how I’d get on…
This week saw the start of my block of training for the Tour de Newport which I’m aiming to attack in the Summer. I’m following a 20-24 week 100k plan that I’ll follow for the majority of it and then…
Back in 2019 whilst sat at the bar in Tiny Rebel Newport I had just (briefly) got back into running after surgery and was keen to set myself a challenge and a goal for the future so wondered how far…
I’ve always wanted to attempt a ‘Last Runner Standing’ style race so when Infinity Running decided to trial a lockdown version I immediately signed up. The Concept Run 4 miles on the hour, every hour, until there’s only one runner…
Back in March 2018 I ran my last ultramarathon before a Crohn’s flareup lead to colostomy surgery and a running reset. After ticking off 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon distances as well as two 24 hour challenges, it was…
Part of my enjoyment of running is the planning that goes into each run. Whether it’s a short 5k run ticking off some streets, a long run from a train station to another town or a trail run across the…
Last week ended with a marathon and a run in the snow but it also ended with a but of an issue with my right foot. With some challenges planned in February, I was going to take things easy this…
I’ve been periodically been posting to Beer Runner for a few years but recently I thought I should start recording my running shenanigans throughout the week as I’m often encountering interesting things on runs so I figured I may as…
2020 hasn’t been the best of years, for obvious reasons, but for me it was a turning point in getting back on track with my running after a series of ups and downs between 2018 and 2020. I experienced a…
In early December a challenge appeared on my radar called The Longest Night and I instantly signed up. I had heard of the other challenge that was held back in June called The Longest Day where runners would head out…
Inspired by a recent book that I read called The Running Book by John Connell who ran a marathon through County Longford in Ireland. Whilst I don’t have the writing skills of an award-winning author, I thought it would be…
In early October I ran a 21 mile run as part of my training plan. Apart from an incident involving a leaking colostomy bag, the run went very well finishing in 2:51 (2:55 including the poop stop). I didn’t fuel…
Running with a colostomy bag has been so much better than running during a Crohn’s flare up and running after performing a colostomy irrigation has been every better, but there are risks.
Back in October 2016 during my first year of running I ran my first and only half marathon (either road or trail) and finished in a time of 1:36:51. Since then I haven’t run quicker than that. Most times I…
I’m currently following a training plan with RunItYourWay.com and this week’s long run was an 18-miler. When it comes to long runs I like to seek out interesting routes or catch a train to a town and then run to…