Ok, so after much umming and ahhing and not a little encouragement from the runnorfolk Facebook community I finally went[…]
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Tag: Training
Why chips and chocolate do not a good running training combo make
It’s been a funny old couple of weeks for my running training. Having got myself all geared up for the[…]
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Should I buy new running shoes this close to my half marathon?
My running shoes are an embarrassment. Once a proud pair of Sauconys, they are ragged, a sorry looking pair worn[…]
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What next now that the Broadland Half Marathon has been cancelled?
We will be back – vows Broadland Half Marathon organiser So the beast from the East has unleashed its mighty[…]
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Why I can’t put off trying to run faster anymore
Running faster is at the top of my wish list for 2018 Happy belated New Year! With January comes the[…]
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Why the Wissey Half Marathon took more out of me than I thought
Wissey Half Marathon was the one I’d be training for. After completing Run Norwich in an Ok-ish 52 minutes, it[…]
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Run Norwich, Elvis, and me
At the end of Run Norwich there was Elvis. The garlanded King of Rock and Roll lookalike was getting all[…]
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Well done Catton Park Run 200! But alas another run fail for Mr Nearly Ran
8.10am – Wife: ‘Aren’t you going for a parkrun this morning?’ Me: ‘Urrgghh – yep, going on my way’ Exit[…]
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A little bit of Unthank Road atop a Welsh Brynn and why I didn’t run the Swansea Half Marathon
I’ve just come back from a trip to Wales – Reynoldston in Gower, South Wales, to be precise. It was great,[…]
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How interval running around Chapelfield Gardens helped me run my first marathon in under four hours
Feeling unfit as he neared 40, Jon Welch, pictured above right, took up running. Fast forward five years and Jon, who[…]
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