So it’s bad news on the old decrepit LCA knee front, I’ve sprained my MCL ligament. But then again, it’s not terrible news because I haven’t torn it which I did about 3 years ago and consequently never ran the… Read More ›
Runners Problems
A humorous and tongue in cheek look at the problems often faced by runners not only middle aged ones
Wet, wet, wet…….launched in Lycra !
Is it me or do others out there occasionally like to press the self destruct button for no other reason than ‘because you can’ as I can’t really identify another reason to do it every now and again, but I… Read More ›
Real runners wear shorts…..but their thighs burn in hell!
So it’s been a couple of months since me and running shorts first made our acquaintance. How ridiculous after 7 years of running to not have got there before, but I didn’t feel ready. Real runners wear shorts ( well… Read More ›
Missed me? ……I was decorating my lady cave!
Sorry I didn’t help with the beginners today, I was glossing my lady cave. Is that just the best excuse you’ve read not to run? So the ‘playroom’ now totally mistreated by two teenagers is no more. Having been used… Read More ›
Cross Fit – it’s a load of balls ( no, literally!)
No really, it is….hard weighty ones, large, slightly flaccid ones, huge brightly coloured comedy ones, ones with handles to get a good grip, totally deflated ones like bean bags. I didn’t think a load of balls was just what I… Read More ›
Am I ready? Hell yes…….
VLM #2days, I’ve been so excited today it’s been hard to focus. I actually sat in a quite corner and bretathed deeply just to get some calm and focus. I’m desperate to put the taper behind me, what a weird… Read More ›
Count your blessings if you’re fit to run…
I didn’t feel as bad as I thought I might after the 21.2 mile epic run of Bank Holiday Monday possibly because it was so slow….I made it to my desk on time on Tuesday morning and whilst not quite… Read More ›
Wet, wet, wet…….then sunburn !
So this week has mostly been about drying wet kit on the radiator! I’m wondering if there’s something distinctive about the aroma emitted on arrival home from a wet runner? Is it like wet dog ? ….. Judging by the… Read More ›
Recovery ……Run, it’s like Garlic…….Bread!
If you’re a fan of comedian Peter Kay, you’ll get my blog title. Recovery and run aren’t two words I’d generally put together but I’ve been running long enough to know it must be done. The Ashby 20 behind me,… Read More ›
17 miles = Tin man syndrome !
The burning question of the year is, “are you supposed to feel like this at the end of 17 miles ?” Because I did ! I tried to learn from my rather disastrous 15 miles at the weekend. Lessons… Read More ›
LCAruns - The 50 Files 