My top 5 parkruns
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 […]
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the Dentist & Van
A very uneventful few weeks, dominated by toothache. A crown I had put in a few months ago is pushing another filling down onto the nerve and causing a lot of pain. One Tuesday I was at work and it was so bad that I remember cutting my thumb with a saw, and that pain being a relief, distracting me from the toothache. Exhausting level of pain, an scary. One morning my little girl was doing her cutest level best to cheer me up, and she couldn’t get so much as a smile out of me. It is sorted now.
Abersoch 10k
Tuesday goes great, I am flying in training and very happy with myself. Wednesday goes badly.
Not the Trafford 5000m
Last Tuesday I had to miss a race because of work, so this Tuesday I decide to miss work because of a race.
I am a big believer in strike while the iron is hot. There is not much point being in great shape in training, if you don’t bring it out for a race. Last weekend I ran well in a 5km Park Run, but it’s only a Park Run, so I want to get on the track and see what I can do. Last year I ran 15.28 in the Trafford 5000m, and I reckon I can go better this year. I haven’t actually managed to go faster in any race this year, so really keen on getting that done.
It’s a little bit leave it
Tuesday I am out in the hot sun all day with nothing to drink. I am getting pulled around by a wacker plate twice my size, and by the time it gets to home time I am feeling pretty wacked myself. On top of this, Nina’s car battery has died, so she has to take me to and from work with the kids. Although it’s only for a few days, I realise how much I rely on that quiet time inbetween home and work.
Anyway, I am sposed to be doing a fell race in the evening. But I am not feeling it at all. I could force myself to go, but I know I have another hard day at work tomorrow, and I will be totally ruined. I hate having my life dictated by work, but sometimes that’s just the way it is. I am in bed by 8.30pm.
I am also supposed to be running at the Liverpool Rock n Roll Half Marathon this week, I am looking forward to it for a few reasons;
1) I can support the Bangor Uni students who will be there doing the full marathon. I have done some talks and training sessions with the class and have been reading all their blogs
2) I might win
The Mountains Are Calling – Jonny Muir
This is a first for me and my little blog, I am very excited to introduce author and fellow fell-runner, Jonny Muir. Jonny will be guest posting on RussellRunner today, which means he will be doing all the hard work while I sit back with a pack of Ginger Nuts and watch a pro at work.
As part of his Blog Tour, which marks the release of his new book The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotland Jonny will be including an extract from his new book…