Loughborough is a fantastic training base but I love nothing more than heading home to the North East for a weekend. Currently in a solid training block I decided to tie in a tempo workout by running the Sunderland 10k and of course it was an ideal excuse to have my Mum's legendary Sunday Roast [...]
After a disappointing show at the Manchester 10k in May this was my chance to set the record straight. We all have bad days but it is how we respond that counts. So having overcome my illness problems I was able to get some good training sessions in before the Watford BMC. With a pace [...]
Things definately on the up following almost a week out after Manchester 10k with a cold and dodgy stomach all week. Weekly mileage still pretty average at around 80miles as I continue to focus a little more on quality. Was really encouraged by my K's on Saturday - one of the first times I have [...]
Don't get me wrong, UKA are doing some fantastic things for UK endurance at the moment to try and raise standards including a raft of opportunities to go and train at altitude in Kenya and Font Romeu. However, their recent selection decision to not take full teams to the European Cup 10000m championships in Olso [...]
Wow, I got a mention in Andrew's blog this week! http://www.runnerslife.co.uk/andrew-lemoncello/blog/starting-fresh/904 Good luck in London on Monday Andrew!
I was really looking forward to racing the Manchester 10k and testing out the legs. However, on the day of the race things took a turn for the worse, I woke up with a sore throat, a feeling that most athletes dread when they know they are in good shape. Maybe I should have read [...]
Having really focussed on lots of heavy endurance work over the winter including, 100+ mile weeks, 12mile+ tempos and large rep sessions such as 3x(2k,1k) I've decided to switch focus a little to some shorter sessions to try and sharpen up for 3k & 5k races. I'm hoping that this will also benefit my 10k [...]
Here's the video from Stanford 10k. A little work to do to match Kipyego and Flanagan! [iframe http://www.flotrack.org/embed/ODEyNDg4MTc4?related=1 480 360] Video courtesy of flotrack.org. Watch more video of 2011 Stanford Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational.
Here are some of my running photos from Buffalo Park, Flagstaff. It's a great place for medium to long reps (surface is a little slippy for anything too much faster) and steady state runs. Did see Bernard Lagat doing some mile reps here the other week so mustn't be too bad a place to train. [...]
A week to go now until Manchester 10k. This will be my first road outing over the distance this year and I'm aiming to improve on 10th place finish from last year's event. Pete and the guys at Nova have organised a top quality field so I should have a great opportunity to test myself. [...]
Just got back from Flagstaff, AZ - what a great place to run. 80+ miles of trails all on your doorstep! For a full description of the running territory please see the dedicated places I train page on Flagstaff.
We decided to take the plunge and buy an altitude tent last September having had some success from one we borrowed from UKA the previous year. It's a bit strange if anyone comes round to visit and sees a big tent erected around your bed! It also feels a bit strange to sleep in for [...]
