After doing the weekly big shop at Sainsbury's with my wife, we decided that we would spend the rest of the day indoors, even though the weather was warmer than it had been over the last two weeks. In a moment of brialliance, she suggested that I go and...

  Hey folks,  No exercise this week as I've been on my back with a cold and chesty cough. I have, however, read an interesting sports physiology paper by Dr. Craig Freudenrich PhD, called "How Exercise Works", it's not too difficult to read and has answ...

As winter draws on, I made sure my winter drawers were on as it was a bit of a cold one, but hey, if we runners didn’t run every time it was cold, nothing would get done, right?  I have to be careful, as I have a circulation issue called Raynaud’s Disea...

The first week went really well. It did feel odd running four days in a row. I took Saturday off, which was my day of rest, that also felt odd as I wasn't running. Monday's 30 minute run was easy, peaceful and without any hiccups. Nothing much to write ...

First day of the marathon training program has gone well. 30 minute run at 0615 this morning. Wasn't too cold, took it easy. Very happy with it. Off to a good start. I'll give you the full update on how this weeks training went, next Monday. Johnny M. G...