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Jedi Training Tip

March 29th, 2004, by Rich, in Cross Training.

Jedi Training Tip

The clocks went forward this weekend, so my body was a little unprepared for a circuit class which started at the equivalent of 05:45. More…

An Enjoyable 21 Mile Run

March 27th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

An Enjoyable 21 Mile Run

My third 20+ miler, and a very enjoyable run it was too (map)… more comment after the England -v- France six-nations championship decider rugby match! … [result: France won the game and the championship, so congratulations to anyone French who might feel like sponsoring me]. More…

Running, not Jogging

March 25th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

Running, not Jogging

Tonight’s run was really enjoyable. More…

Learn your own lessons

March 24th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

Learn your own lessons

Nice and easy tonight (map) - more of a jog really, lots of lower leg pain after yesterdays speedy hills. More…

Fast Hills

March 23rd, 2004, by Rich, in Speed Work.

Speed work tonight - on a hill. More…

Horrible Weather for Running

March 20th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

Horrible Weather for Running

Mum summed it up: Horizontal daffodils. More…

Shin Philosophy

March 18th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

Shin Philosophy

An evening club run tonight, and for some reason it hurt my shins so much that I considered turning back. At one point I turned around, then thought better of it and persevered. More…

Marathon Respect

March 16th, 2004, by Rich, in Distance Training.

Marathon Respect

A simple 8 mile run tonight, up and down the Tipner Lake waterside for one mile alternating between slow recovery runs (9 minute mile) with fast timed runs (5:40, 5:55, 6:05). More…

Start Monday Here

March 15th, 2004, by Rich, in Cross Training, Distance Training, London Marathon, Physical Jerks, Running, Sports Therapy.

Start Monday Here

A nice circuit class followed by a 4.5 mile run. Is there a better start to Monday morning? More…

Rest Days

March 14th, 2004, by Rich, in London Marathon.

Rest Days

Rest days are enjoyable because they include enforced normality. More…