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London Marathon Load Up – Aldershot Road Relays

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 russellsays

UK runners have been competing in road relays for over a hundred years. It’s a brilliant way to galvanise a team and prove spirit. This week, it was the S.England 6 Stage Relays, 6 runners in a team all running 6km.

I was selected for Kent AC and traveled down to London on Friday, the day before the race. It meant a lot to me, the only member selected who had also run in the 2012 team, when we claimed our only victory in the event. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, this year I have run the slowest 5k time of the A team and actually half the B team…

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London Marathon Load Up – Lake Vyrnwy Half

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 russellsays

What you want now Vs What you want most…Being tough is not about fighting every time, but picking your battles wisely. As brilliant as Lake Vyrnwy Half is, and I thoroughly recommend it to everyone, it is not London Marathon. It is not the event I’ve been training 12 weeks for.

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London Marathon Load Up – Weeks 2 to 8

September 12, 2022September 22, 2022 russellsays

This week I set myself the challenge of nailing my long run. When you’re training for the marathon, the long run is the most important session of the week. Zooming round the track or parkrun is fine, but if you are too tired to get in a solid long run, your training is not as relevant as it could be. I got out of the habit of prioritising the long run the last few months. I needed to get back on it.

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London Marathon Load Up – Week 1 of 12

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 russellsays

Then, the final race of the day was called, the Dads Race. I had totally forgot this was a thing. I was called over by some of the other dads. My kids started chanting for me to race. I did the bravest thing I could do in that situation.

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Snowdon Twilight Race

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 russellsays

Snowdon Twilight is an uphill only race on Snowdon. It starts on a Friday night to avoid the crowds. When I arrived, more than a few people talked to me like I had already won. I wasn’t so sure. Gavin Roberts was on the start line, he has been running very well recently and is a member of the current Welsh team. I knew he would be my main competition.
I was not feeling confident in my mountain ascent. It is a tricky skill to get the hang of, where the line between fine and f**ked is very thin. I let Gavin lead the way with the game plan of kicking on when we entered the final km…

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Trail Half Marathon Wales

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 russellsays

The focus of this week was Trail Half Marathon Wales, a great event that takes place in the gorgeous Coed Y Brenin. I knew Max Nichols was going to be in my race. He has been running exceptionally well lately and has recently made the GB Mountain Running squad. Nonetheless, I decided to have a really good crack at beating him here. I recced the course three times in the week, and had my action plan fixed in my head.

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