After an authentically showery April, it’s a boon to run with clear, warm skies to carry me along. The long run (19.5 miles) on the Saturday before last was the first in a sunny, pleasant climate. Blackheath and Greenwich Park were teeming with families with pushchairs, tourists heading up to the observatory and other happy [...]
After two weekends out of town and away from running shoes, Saturday meant a return to longer marathon runs. Unfortunately, Friday saw an unexpected return to my old habit of getting completely plastered on a Friday night and Saturday morning was cloudier than a late night jazz club pre-smoking ban, so the run got postponed.
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In December my application to run in the London Marathon was turned down, but in the dreaded rejection envelope another slip lurked. This other piece of paper guaranteed me a place in the Edinburgh Marathon. Thank goodness, here was a chance to trudge myself into the ground without the one in eight chance of getting [...]
