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2018 Goals

December 29, 2017 by iamtheidiot Leave a Comment

I feel stuck in some sort of limbo. As I addressed in my last post, although not everything went exactly as I might have liked in 2017 I did technically achieve my main target of PB setting across the board. Now, as the time approaches to set goals and targets and all that other stuff … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running Tagged: 2018, bodyweight exercise, cooking, cross training, goals, inspiring, kettlebells, new year, parkrun, resolutions, running, running track, soar summer mile, southern athletics league, track running, weightloss, yoga

2017 – My Running Year

December 22, 2017 by iamtheidiot 1 Comment
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Let’s recap 2017 seemed such a simple collection of tasks when I set my goals for the year. Having sworn off marathons for a few years it was my target to get faster over the shorter distances and aim to set some personal bests along the way. I looked back on a year of marathon … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running Tagged: 2017 review, barns green 10km, blogging, cabbage patch 10 mile, ggac, hip dysfunction, paddock wood half marathon, putney 10km, racing, running, si joint, soar mile, soar running, soar summer mile, southern athletics league, training

SOAR Mile

July 24, 2017 by iamtheidiot 2 Comments

“iifffffttttttttttttttt” I am not sure that’s how you spell a sharp intake of breath, but it was the sound made by 24 runners at the start line to race two, The Pirie Procession, at the SOAR Mile 2017.  Nervous chatter had filled the air as race one came to a close and we amassed by … [Read more…]

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SOAR Summer Mile Training – Week Four in Review

June 27, 2017 by iamtheidiot Leave a Comment

After a bit of a lull since Easter, this past week saw the workload ramp up at school; timed perfectly with the hottest week of the year.  Mix hot weather with my desperate discomfort with standing up and presenting, it was not a particularly enjoyable week at work but it did make for a good … [Read more…]

Posted in: Weekly Review Tagged: bringbackthemile, running, soar summer mile, training

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