Tweets this week

Published on 28/06/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments
  • Someone should tell Federer, ‘Oi! Roger, yes, your were right the first time, that waiscost really was a stupid idea’ #
  • Final packing for Glastonbury. I am so excited I might actually explode #
  • wahay, its raining. I get to wear my wellies! #

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Tweets this week

Published on 21/06/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments
  • Sitting in @beas_bloomsbury and looking forward to a cake fest #
  • Have just seen my niece (almost) crawl for the first time. Attagirl #
  • Sitting outside at 10pm is a truly marvellous thing #lifessimplepleasures #
  • Interesting piece on the benefits of Recovery Runs http://bit.ly/RecoveryRuns (via @Cool_Running) #
  • Cycling home through London on my Brompton on a warm summers evening, with gideon coe’s 6music show in my ears #lifessimplepleasures #
  • Off to a school governor meeting about our impending relocation and new build #
  • Helicopter has been buzing above my house for the past 10 minutes. Wonder if they are after me? #
  • RT @RunnersWrite What Type Of Poser Are You?: http://www.runnerswrite.com... #
  • Had a great speed session tonight doing 800m reps #
  • Does anyone ‘get’ Radio 5 Live’s Visual Radio Player? http://tinyurl.com/pudb6n Am I supposed to watch or listen? #

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Its never too late

Published on 15/06/2009 in Inspiration and Training advice. 0 Comments

Last week a good friend of mine told me he was training for this year’s Great North Run. This September he will be joining over 50000 others in the world’s biggest half-marathon. I asked what had motivated him to take the plunge and sign up. He said that there was no encouragement from family or friends, no charity to raise money for. Instead, he just felt that the “time was right”.

Up to now, he had considered running as something he did to warm up for his main sports, football and squash. And though getting started was an effort to begin with, after a couple of weeks he really began to enjoy it. Running three times a week is now something he looks forward to. At the age of 44 he never thought he would be taking up a new sport. And that’s one of the great things about running. No matter what you age, or ability, its never too late to take it up.

For some great beginner advice about how far, how fast and how much to run when you are getting started click here and here.

Tweets this week

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Tweets this week

Published on 07/06/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments
  • On way home after a great event at Parliament and looking forward to a tempo run in the evening sunshine #
  • Enjoying a drink with a colleague in st James park. Talking shop. But in a good way #
  • RT @insidethegames Radcliffe selected for World Championships http://bit.ly/MrBd7 #
  • Going to squeeze in a cheeky and unplanned run. When you gotta go, ya gotta go #
  • Having lunch after great client meeting. All relationship development stuff. Have missed it #
  • Every conversation I have had today has ended up with a debate about who to vote for. This is a very good thing #
  • Really want to go to bed, but dare not. Might miss more resignations. More sanity to be found in bb house #
  • Labour imploding. Tories gloating. Lib dems groping. Voters, as always, hoping #
  • Just in case you are having difficulty keeping up: http://isgordonbrownstillprimeminister.com/ (via @madebymany) #
  • Dimbleby on the BBC News Channel: why does he feel the need to grill his colleagues in the same way as his interviewees? Tiresome #
  • http://twitpic.com/6oqlh - Tasting notes #

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Tweets this week

Published on 31/05/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments
  • Just finished Wokingham half marathon with @rietteoos. Lovely race: beautiful weather, nice flat course, well organised. Now for crisps #
  • Sign up ffor Run and Become’s excellent in Battersea Park race series, starting 4 July. Go on, you know ya wanna: http://tinyurl.com/ceo3o5 #
  • Actually, its even earlier - 4 June! http://tinyurl.com/ceo3o5 #
  • Right, there is nothing else for it. Going to have to go and run. Need to refresh my body and brain #

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Running in Jersey

Published on 25/05/2009 in Inspiration. 0 Comments

A couple of weekends ago I spent some time in Jersey on a family visit. Aa very nice place it is too. Sort of like Devon, but with a French accent. Good if you like Devon and the French accent. Not so good if, erm, you don’t.

Hiring a scooter is the best way to get around and a couple of days is all you need to have a good nose about. I took some time to explore the island on foot too, which included a run along the excellent beach at St. Brelade. Very good steaks and wine list at the Candlelight restaurant in St. Helier to finish off a hard day’s sightseeing/running.

The Jersey Marathon takes place in September each year, and the Half-Marathon in May. Both would be worth the trip, a 35 minute flight from Gatwick.

Wokingham Half-Marathon 2009

Published on 25/05/2009 in Races and race reviews. 0 Comments

I enjoyed running the Wokingham Half-Marathon in 2008, so thought I would give it another go. Originally scheduled for mid-February, and to be part of my build-up to the Paris and London Marathons, the really heavy snowfall we had meant that the race was postponed to 24 May.

The race is very well organised, and the quibble I had last year about the start seemed to have been ironed out by having timing chips built into the running numbers. The warm sunny weather meant many runners may have abandoned trying for a PB. Though if you are looking to achieve one then this race should be on your list. A relatively flat, almost entirely traffic free course and an entry of less than 2500 runners means you can really focus on your mile splits, all of which are clearly marked on the course.

A goody bag is non-existent,which may not please everyone, but free town centre parking, good signage, a healthy number of toilets (these things matter…), and a free hot drink at the end means that all basics are covered well.

Read what other runners think.

Tweets this week

Published on 24/05/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments

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Tweets this week

Published on 17/05/2009 in Twitter updates. 0 Comments
  • Just back from a nice 4 mile blast around Peckham Rye. Cleared my head ready to start series 4 of The Wire #
  • When will MP’s realise its not about who checks the receipts that annoys us all, but the huge amount of things they can claim for #
  • I am so cold I might need to put the heating on. Can I claim it on expenses? #
  • Looking forward to some running in Jersey this weekend. Always nice to run somewhere you have never been to before #
  • In Jersey for the weekend. Any suggestions as to what I absolutely must do whilst I am here? #
  • If pottering were a competitive sport, right now I would be a nailed on gold medal favourite for London 2012 #
  • Scootering around Jersey #
  • Lunch in gorey harbour giving our trusty mopeds a breather #
  • Back from beach running in St Brelade. No watch, route, time limit. Marvellous #
  • http://twitpic.com/5at9j - @rietteoos looking stylish on her bike #

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