I run, so you dont have to
Dulwich 5km parkrun consists of 3 laps around the park. I have been targeting this run for a month. I did it 5 weeks ago, before I started my Berlin buildup, and I want to see how much I have improved. Also, I did it this time last year, so it will be a good indicator against where I am now vs last year.
This week’s morning runs are made more exciting by the divebombing seagulls. They are little shits! Swooping me every time I turn my back. Humans are so low down in the pecking order in terms of fighting ability (unless armed with a weapon), that I refuse to be bullied by bloody seagulls. I stubbornly stick to my same morning route.
I reckon I have a high pain threshold. It is impossible to really know. But running marathons, for a large part, is learning to deal with pain. In the race, in training, walking down the stairs with achey bones and tendons. I go through pain, then see if I can take a little bit more.
Last year I ran my personal best at the Berlin Marathon (blog post here). This year I am doing it again, but this time I am going ‘ALL IN’. I […]
I have been a part of parkrun from near the beginning. I ran in the 1st Brockwell parkrun 7yrs ago. I would try to run one week, then volunteer the […]
