Running Addiction – My Journey To Fast Times

Since my Robin Hood Marathon I’ve been running on and off now for the last few weeks and didn’t really have any focus as I was waiting for the London marathon ballot (sadly didn’t get in). I’ve been getting a little depressed not having a goal so I needed to find some races. My girlfriend [...]

I ran a canal run today and was aiming to run 8 miles but felt my calves a little tight so wasn’t sure if I should be running or resting. I ended up running 6 miles and the 1st mile took it steady as my calf’s felt fine so I quickened the pace for the [...]

Hey readers, I’ve been busy running and I guess this blog got a little lost. I’ve been regularly posting my runs on dailymile.com which I love. You can get some great feedback on your runs from other runners which can give you a boost. Add me as a friend if you’re on dailymile.com my user [...]

So it’s been a while since I last posted and the last you read was I was having problems with my Achilles heel. After my last run the 8.5 mile canal run I rested for over a week and then ran a slow 3 mile around 9 mins per mile. I could feel a slight [...]

So after my easy run the other day I started to feel slight pain in my Achilles tendon so took 2 days off running to try and ease it. I woke up today and decided to try and run but I would make sure I took it easy. I picked a canal route as its [...]

So today I was due an 11 mile run but since I haven’t ran a big run for a while (over 15 I call big) I really wanted to run 18 miles . I set the alarm for 6:00am. Yes I must be crazy as I was lying in bed, I thought about just rolling [...]

Today my back was feeling much better and I had a great night’s sleep so I decided to run today and myasics said I had 5.5 mile fast run. I was supposed to run between 7:31 and 7:50 so I started the 1st mile as a warm up and did that comfortably in around 8:14. [...]

So Saturday morning I was trying to put my Vibram FiveFinger KSO on and I guess I must have been spending a little longer than normal sat down reaching over and once I got them on I stood up and felt my back spasm. It was very sore and so all my planned running went [...]

OK so I’m not really a speed demon but I had an amazing run today where I ran 5.5 miles and finished in a time of 38:35. (I ran 5 miles in 34: something but that included the warm up as well) however this run was very fast and I actually ran a mile in [...]

Today myasics said I had 5.5 miles to run and that my pace should start at 8:30 and lead up to 7:30 per mile. It was my day off work today so I decided to drive my girlfriend (Kate) to work and then I would run back home. I thought it was around 6 miles [...]