A personal running journal documenting the miles, training, races, routes and adventures along the way - from everyday runs around Worthing to longer runs, new challenges and the occasional race-day report.
A Call to Arms: The Gunpowder TrotNew!!
North Downs Ridge 50k Training Block - Week 1/17 Sunday was supposed to be a 19km long run, following the Runna training plan. But sometimes club commitments take priority, and this weekend there was a bit of a call to arms from Worthing Striders. The final West Sussex Fun Run League (WSFRL) event of the […]
A Cautious 5K Turns into a Pleasant SurpriseNew!!
North Downs Ridge 50k Training Block - Week 1/17 It's Saturday, so that can only mean one thing: parkrun! For the time being it's back to something nice and local, with just a short walk from home to the start line at Worthing. There was one slight complication, though. My left foot was still feeling […]
An Easy 10K, With a Small Question MarkNew!!
North Downs Ridge 50k Training Block - Week 1/17 Having decided against following Runna's suggestion of a tempo session today, I opted for something considerably more sensible: an easy 10km, keeping things firmly in Zone 2. The route was a familiar one, heading out from Worthing towards Goring before looping back along the seafront. Nothing […]
Back to Club Training, With One Eye on RecoveryNew!!
North Downs Ridge 50k Training Block - Week 1/17 A slightly delayed entry for Tuesday night's Worthing Striders training session. There's not a huge amount to report this time around. The club session was advertised in the WhatsApp group as a mixture of increased pace pyramids, relays and meet and retreat. We were meeting at […]
Beachy Head Half Marathon: A Battle Against the ElementsNew!!
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 - Race Report Without wishing to turn this race report into a weather forecast, it's fair to say that Storm Boelo had a starring role in Sunday's Beachy Head Half Marathon. Thankfully, the rain had stopped by race morning, but the forecast strong winds were very much in evidence. Gusts […]
Training Block Complete - Bring on Beachy Head
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 Moving
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 Head
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 7K
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 […]