Category Archives: Novice Fitness

Marathons, triathlons and the trials and tribulations of getting fit.

I ran the London Marathon!

I did it! I ran a great race and I beat my target of 4 hours. I also ran a ‘negative split’ which some describe as the ‘holy grail’ of marathon running. That means that I ran the first half … Continue reading

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Marathon Madness

Go to Marathon Tracking Page After more than six months of training, the London Marathon is now only one day away. It was one year ago that I watched my first marathon. Drinking a ew pints at a pub on … Continue reading

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Marathon Update: Bath Half way there

Today was the second test in my training for the London Marathon. The objective: run a half marathon in 1 hour and 50 minutes. We headed to Bath for the weekend to combine a weekend getaway with the Bath Half … Continue reading

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Marathon Update: 10k Test Run

This morning I had my first test in my training for the London Marathon. I have completed 4 weeks of my 16 week training plan and the objective is to run a 10k race in under 50:00. This will make … Continue reading

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The Problem With Running in London

I don’t like running in the rain. I don’t like running in the cold. And I don’t like running in the dark. This makes it difficult to run in London. Yesterday was the first day of my official 16 week … Continue reading

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Can I Run a Marathon?

I was recently selected to run in the London Marathon in 2009. How did I get myself into this mess? It started last Spring. Our CEO ran the Marathon de Sables — an Ultra Marathon in Morocco. That is 6 … Continue reading

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Work Out Update

So…after four weeks of tracking my daily workout schedule, I’ve hit a crossroads. As part of the incentive program G and I agreed, I am able to have a floating start date for the program, but have to declare the … Continue reading

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