You may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet of late. I’ve found it hard to find the time to write, what with all the actual running. A few months ago I entered the ballot for the Tokyo Marathon. I didn’t have any serious intentions for the race, but after several failed attempts at […]
Archive for the ‘Training Runs’ Category
One Toe in Tokyo
Posted: 4th February 2016 by mockjogger in Race Preparation, Training Plan, Training RunsTags: Marathon Training, Snow, Tokyo, Treadmill, Weather, Wind, Winter
I’m So Hilly Right Now I May Even Buy Fell Shoes
Posted: 29th July 2014 by mockjogger in Equipment, Training RunsTags: Hill Running, Hills, Progress, Trail Running
Recent events have caused me to augment my default selection of training routes. It started when I signed up for the Seven Hills of Edinburgh race. After the Rock’n’Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon was cancelled, I had been looking for another race to fill the void. Initially I dismissed the Seven Hills race as an option […]
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Running Tokyo, Jun 2014
Posted: 12th June 2014 by mockjogger in Running Away, Training RunsTags: Family, Heat, Jetlag, Rain, River, Sushi, Tokyo, Weather
As the saying goes, when you want to go running in Tokyo, find a river. So on the third day of a two-week sojourn to my favourite away venue, I ventured outside my base to make my way to the Arakawa river. Thirty degrees and 80% humidity met me at the door to escort me […]
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Back to Earth with a Parkrun
Posted: 15th April 2014 by mockjogger in Training RunsTags: 5K, Parkrun, Weather
For the last year I have been looking for an opportunity to try out my local Parkrun. Normally, Saturday mornings are reserved for activities with the Junior Mockjoggers, but as they have gone to Tokyo for a while, I have the time. So, 6 days after the majesty and scale of the Paris Marathon, at […]
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What’s a man to do? Today’s 18 miler started out fairly innocuously. In working my way out of a cold-and-jet-lag induced running slump I have been vitamining-up and going back to basics on food and hydration, so last night’s triple-bowl of rice with pork were nicely complemented by an early alarm and three slices of […]
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In a solo training run you are anonymous. You run past runners and non-runners alike. No one knows you; you know no-one. In a race you are anonymous. You may start with friends but you will rarely finish with them; alliances and rivalries form, dissolve and perhaps form again but only for fleeting moments. In […]
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Running Sharm el Sheikh, Dec 2013
Posted: 8th January 2014 by mockjogger in Running Away, Training RunsTags: Sharm el Sheikh
To say that the town the town of Sharm el Sheikh is not beautiful would be to flatter it. Built where the desert meets the Red Sea, it is a juxtaposition of luxurious (or so I’m told) 5* hotels and abandoned derelict buildings, wonderful sparsely-used colour-tasatic tropical fish-filled sand-and-coral beaches, partially completed rocky footpaths, shanty-town […]
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Running Stalis Crete, Jul 2013
Posted: 14th July 2013 by mockjogger in Running Away, Training RunsTags: Beach, Crete, Holiday, Morning Runs
Of all the places to write a post, the balcony of apartment at Amazones Appts, Stalis, Crete ranks highly in my opinion. An opinion which is justifiably assisted by an ice-cold Mythos. There are two more nights to go of this chilling holiday before packing the bags and returning to a what BBC tells me […]
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Way back in May 2007 Beyonce and Shakira were at No.1 with Beautiful Liar, The Bourne Ultimatum was just released and I started running. 200 runs later, I’ve spent 134 hours on the pavement covering 805 miles at an average pace of just under 10 minutes per mile. That’s like running all the way from […]
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Running Boston, Jun 2013
Posted: 6th June 2013 by mockjogger in Running Away, Training RunsTags: Boston, Heat, Jetlag, Trail Running
I have spent the best part of this week in the Boston area. I expected a change of scenery but got more than I bargained for, as it turns out that GoogleUK’ing “Weather Boston” brings up Boston UK not Boston US. So I was prepared for 18 degrees but not the volcano-like 35 degrees that […]
