A record of the runs, training sessions, race days and everything in between - documenting the highs, lows and everyday miles of my running journey.
A Tough Saturday, a Strong SundayNew!!
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 CountNew!!
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 WeatherNew!!
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 […]
Cissbury Ring, 95% Humidity and a Very Long Sunday
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 8/11 Findon 10K + Long Run - 21km+ Sunday is long run day, and today's plan was a little different.Rather than simply heading out for the usual long run, I'd entered the Findon 10K and planned to run from home to the start, complete the race […]
A Much Better Saturday at Lancing
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 8/11 9km Easy Run - Lancing Beach Green parkrun Saturdays are parkrun days. Unfortunately, Worthing parkrun is currently out of action while work takes place along the promenade, so this morning it was over to my next closest parkrun at Lancing Beach Green. It actually worked […]
Sometimes the Session Just Isn't There
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 8/11 Over & Unders - 7.38km Today was a rare failure to complete the planned session. The workout looked straightforward enough on paper: 1km at 5:30/km1km at 5:10/kmRepeat three times. The reality was rather different. I completed the first two sets, but by the time I […]
Running on Empty
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 8/11 9km Easy Run - Worthing Some runs just don't happen. There was no spring in the legs this morning. They felt heavy, flat and generally devoid of any enthusiasm for what was supposed to be a straightforward 9km easy run. Instead, every kilometre seemed to […]
Keeping It Easy After the PB
Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 8/11 8km Easy Run - Worthing Seafront After the maximum-effort 10K at the weekend, tonight was very much about keeping things comfortable. The legs were still carrying some of the after-effects of Sunday's race, so there was no temptation to push the pace. The plan was […]
A New 10K PB in Bury St Edmunds
St Nicholas Hospice Care 10K Run St Nicholas Hospice Care 10K Run - Bury St Edmunds Sometimes the best races are the ones you didn't really plan for. I was visiting family in Bury St Edmunds when the St Nicholas Hospice Care 10K was suggested. It was a fairly last-minute decision to enter, and after […]