Archive for the 'Running' Category

New Venue For Virginia Duathlon

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Kale Running have just announced a new venue for the 2008 Virginia Duathlon - a popular multi-sport race traditionally hosted in Virginia Beach, Virginia, which next year is moving to Chippokes Plantation State Park. Chippokes Plantation is a scenic locale located between Petersburg and Smithfield on the southern banks of the James River; just a […]

Countdown Timer Updated With 2008 Races

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Just spent a few minutes updating my “countdown timer” to include all the races I plan on running in the early part of 2008. Hopefully this will keep me motivated and focused on staying fit and healthy over the upcoming busy Holiday period. You can see the countdown in action at the bottom right of […]

Welsh Athletics Centenary Celebrations

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Welsh Athletics celebrated 100 years since the first Welsh Track and Field Championships was held in 1907, and took the opportunity to induct five members into their newly created hall of fame.
The “Famous Five” are Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, Colin Jackson, Lynn Davies, Steve Jones and John Disley. All were present to join in […]

Record Field For 2007 Richmond Marathon

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

If you’ve been keeping up with the news on my other blog, you’ll know that yesterday I [crazily] signed up for this weekend’s 2007 Richmond Marathon. This year marks the 30th anniversary of “America’s Friendliest Marathon” and good news for the event organizer’s - it’s also going to be the biggest in the event’s history! […]

Paula Radcliffe Wins 2007 ING New York Marathon

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Less than 10 months after giving birth to baby Isla, British runner Paula Radcliffe stormed home to win the New York Marathon. For 25½ miles, Radcliffe was shadowed by Gete Wami of Ethopia who followed Radcliffe’s every move. Throughout the race Radcliffe tried several times to shake her opponent, gaining a slight advantage only to […]

Impressive Lance Armstrong Returns To 2007 New York Marathon

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Last year, Lance Armstrong described the 2006 ING New York Marathon as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done”, but vowed to return and run again in 2007. True to his word, Lance trained harder and smarter, and ran an impressive 2 hours, 46 minutes, 43 seconds to finish in 698th place - 13 minutes faster […]

2007 Marine Corps Marathon Race Report

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

I’ve posted a 2007 Marine Corps Marathon Race Report over at Run Bulldog Run. It was a fun event, really well organized considering the size of the event and the weather was almost perfect.

2007 Marine Corps Marathon Race Prediction

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Ok, it’s 7:45pm on the eve of the Marine Corps Marathon - the race I’ve spent the last 16 weeks training for. I’ve been thinking about a challenging goal all week and today have finally decided on a starting, and hopefully ending, pace which will bring me a new PR (personal record). It won’t be […]

Brooks ST3 - Shoes Of Choice For 2007 Marine Corps Marathon

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

One of the easiest decisions leading up to the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon was the old question “What shoe should I wear?” Despite wearing heavily cushioned shoes for all my weekend long runs, I prefer to race in something more minimalistic - yes, even in a marathon. My shoe of choice for races over 10k […]

Hammer Nutrition Race Day Boost - 4 Day Loading Begins

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Tomorrow begins my 4 day Race Day Boost loading cycle before Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon. Loading consists of taking 1 teaspoon Race Day Boost in 6-8 ounces of carbohydrate beverage (sports drink, fruit juice) four times a day, for a total of 16 doses in the four days leading up to the event. If the […]