Nick is Beacon’s marathon man
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Nick is Beacon’s marathon man
Seventeen-times marathon runner, including London in 2015 and two memorable visits to Snowdonia. Sub-4 is mine at last!
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Miles that is, not my age. I’d love to be, what with a certain big birthday involving the number ‘4’ looming, but 20 was the number I hit on last weekend’s long run.
It wasn’t meant to be a 20 miler. I did 16 the weekend before, so this was supposed t...
“What is that smell? It’s vile.” A delightful morning greeting to receive from your wife. Nice to see you too, darling!
But she had a point. My choice of cologne for the day was Eau de Deep Heat and it isn’t a particularly pleasant or attractive sce...
It’s 7pm, I’ve had a long day at work, the temperature has dropped close to zero and I can hear the wind howling at the window and rattling the fence panels in the garden.
Yeah, I really want to put my trainers on and go for a run right now!?!
I’m sure...
Normal service is almost resumed in that I’ve shaken off the worst of the winter germs and am pretty much done coughing and spluttering, for now at least – let’s hope it stays that way.
It didn’t stop me putting in the mileage and I’ve stuck to my progr...
Normally you won’t hear complaints from me about programmes that span the cold winter months. I don’t mind going out in the dark, digging out the thermals and popping on my gloves.
If anything, it gives me that extra incentive to push a little harder, ...
I’ve been on a quest these past few weeks to try and find my perfect running partner. Someone who is strong, supportive, hard-wearing, quick and, above all, comforting. And they need to be a size 8.
For many years I’ve ran in Asics, but was getting th...
As the famous song goes, two out of three ‘aint bad. I’ve kept on top of my training and set myself a goal for the first half of 2017, it’s just the blog I’ve been tardy with these past few months.
So apologies for the radio silence. New Year, new sta...
The ‘down’ is a very literal one in terms of this blog update. Down the stairs, to be precise.
Not a whole flight, I hasten to add, but enough to break my big toe and put paid to any plans I had for running an autumn marathon this year.
The ‘ups’ are...
Here’s a slightly belated race report on last month’s Stafford Half Marathon – and it comes with a very unexpected PB alert!
Proud to say I’ve shaved another 40s off my previous best, which was from last year’s Stafford half, and bagged a 1:42:54.
I d...
A belated happy New Year to all you Buzzers. I hope those of you lucky enough to have VMLM places are well into your training schedules and clocking up some decent mileage.
Hard to believe this time last year that was me! Heading out in all weather,...
Now that was a nice way to end the season! On Sunday I raced in my fourth Birmingham half marathon (AKA the Great Birmingham Run) and I’m pleased to report a good time was had by all.
After the ups and downs of the Chester Marathon and the emotional...
How do Buzzers generally like to celebrate crossing the finishing line after a race? A selfie with your medal? A high five with your mates? A hug with your family? A cheeky pint in the nearest pub?
In my case on Sunday it was a trip to see those f...
I’m not sure going to a boozy wedding held in a brewery with food served from a fish and chip van qualifies as recommended marathon prep, but that’s how I spent my last weekend before embarking on my second attempt at 26.2 miles!
That said, it was a ...
Hard to believe, but the Chester marathon is now only four and a bit weeks away. It really has crept up on me, quite the contrast to London when the event seemed to be on my mind pretty much every waking hour (and a good few while I slept as well!).
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I may not have posted much since proudly crossing the London finish line way back in April, but rest assured the feet have not been as idle as the hands!
That’s because I’m now seven weeks into another 16 week marathon programme – yes, another maratho...
My name is Nick, I think I may have an addiction… To running that is, nothing untoward, honest! The fact is it’s been nearly a month since the London Marathon and, to coin a phrase, it’s time to get back on the horse.
Not that I’ve been totally idle...
As a Garmin Connect user I've had a section under Personal Records that's been noticeably empty since I started running: 'marathon'.
My PBs for all the other distances have been carefully logged and gleefully updated following a good day at the office...
And that's a wrap. Eight months of preparation came to an end today as I completed my last training run for London, although to be fair it was more of a gentle three mile trot than anything close to full tilt.
More effort has gone into my kitchen tech...
A failure at football, rubbish at rugby, crap at cricket and hopeless at hockey. I was never sporty at school, only ever making it onto a competitive team for badminton (albeit the ‘B’ team!) and occasionally managing a passable performance in house cr...
They do say there's no such thing as a free lunch, and in my case I certainly had to pay in order to earn this feast! Not in the monetary sense, but by enduring my longest ever run to date – 21.3 miles to be precise for what is the final long run of my...
So my biggest running month comes to a close. The most miles I have ever racked up over four weeks, including two competitive races and personal bests over 10k and half marathon distance.
March stats ended up looking like this: 145 miles ran over 20 ...
Another weekend, another race – this time the Stafford Half Marathon. I’m pleased to say we had none of the weather dramas that spoilt the experience of my last run in Stafford a fortnight ago, in fact Sunday was near-on perfect conditions and we were ...
I’m writing this week’s blog while sipping a cup of coffee from my commemorative Stafford 20 mug. It’s a nice idea for a race memento, only sadly this is one event I don’t particularly want reminding of.
Let’s concentrate on the positives first. I h...
Among my Christmas presents this year was a t-shirt courtesy of my wife emblazoned with the slogan eat, sleep, run, repeat, which was basically a precursor for what was to come in winter training!
This week has been a strange one – definite highs and ...
