Training Block Complete - Bring on Beachy HeadNew!!
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 11/11 And just like that, the final scheduled run of the training block is done. Today's session was Race Pace Practice K's. Nothing too complicated, and certainly a lot shorter than some of the sessions I've been tackling over the past few months. With Storm Austen […]
Just Keeping the Legs MovingNew!!
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 11/11 One more run ticked off, and we're nearly there. Today's was the penultimate planned run before Beachy Head Half Marathon: an easy 5.5km to keep the legs moving without putting any unnecessary strain on them. There wasn't much to get excited about. The weather was […]
One Last Run Before Beachy HeadNew!!
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 10/11 Today's 11km progressive run marked the final long run of this training block. Although, compared with some of the distances I've been covering over the past few weeks, 11km hardly feels like a long run at all. That's probably a good sign that the training […]
Definitely Not an Easy 7KNew!!
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 10/11 It's Saturday, so that means parkrun. With both Worthing and Lancing Beach Green cancelled this week, it was the perfect opportunity to try somewhere different and pay a visit to the new North Farm parkrun on the Wiston Estate. I've run this route a few […]
October Weather, Apparently
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 10/11 Today's run was about as unremarkable as they come. A standard 9km easy run, around a very familiar route, with nothing particularly exciting to report. Except, of course, for the weather. 17°C and 90% humidity at 7am in October. I'm not entirely sure autumn has […]
A Glimpse of Sub-25
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 10/11 After two rest days, it was time to get back to it this morning with another tempo session. A shorter workout than some of the sessions I've been tackling over the past few weeks, but one with a little test tucked away in the middle. […]
A Tough Saturday, a Strong Sunday
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 9/11 This weekend was a tale of two very different runs. Saturday tested my determination, while Sunday gave me a timely confidence boost with Beachy Head Half Marathon getting ever closer. Saturday: Marshaling parkrun, then a battle with the wind Saturday morning started with a change […]
The Ones That Count
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 9/11 It's days like this when you start to question your own sanity. It's 6:30am, it's still dark outside, there's rain threatening and today's session is drop-set hill reps. These are hard at the best of times, and there's going to be a fair amount of […]
Finally, Some Cooler Weather
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 9/11 What a difference a change in the weather makes. After what feels like weeks of daily temperatures around 20°C and seemingly endless humidity, tonight finally brought something a little more like autumn. 14°C and, thankfully, the humidity had disappeared. Suddenly, Zone 2 running felt a […]
Back To The Club
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 9/11 After a much-needed rest day, it was back to running this evening - and, for the first time in a while, back to a club session. I haven’t made it along to many recently, mainly because of where they’ve been starting. Now that they’re back […]