Grandmas Marathon June 21, 2014 SOOOOOO HAPPY….my comeback road marathon done and dusted – Grandmas Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota. Very very happy with how I ran and my overall time of 4.07 with… Continue reading
June 15, 2014 (Race week – Grandmas)A week of travel through New York and Chicago before race day on Saturday. June 21. Flu has worsened while in New York but by the time… Continue reading
June 9, 2014 (1 week to Grandmas)For a whole lot of reasons managed only one run in the second last week before race day. A short interval session on Tuesday. I was intending… Continue reading
Duluth, June, 19-21, 2014 Duluth in Minnesota is not on every tourists itinerary, but it may be soon. As a longtime fan of the Coen Bros movie Fargo – it put Duluth and… Continue reading
Chicago, June 17-18, 2014First time to Chicago, I ended up staying in a really hip neighborhood of Bucktown/Whicker Park about four subway stops from downtown (The Loop). I seem to have arrived on… Continue reading
New York, June 13_16, 2014Three days in New York and time has flown by. Marvelous sunny skies with warm weather and lots of people out and about making the most of the weekend.… Continue reading
Monday June 8, 2014 (2 weeks to Grandmas)A week of way too many commitments and bad weather meant that sadly running did not come first. Managed to get out three times: a hill… Continue reading
Monday June 2, 2014 ( 3 weeks to Grandmas) An insane week that has too much happening for my sugar deprived brain to handle. From calm seas to turbulence in all areas of… Continue reading
Monday May 19, 2014 (5 weeks to Grandmas) Consistent week of running for a total of 60km over five days. Painful heel on every run but otherwise feeling a bit quicker and stronger.… Continue reading
Monday – May 12, 2014 (6 Weeks to Grandmas Marathon) I had meant to keep a weekly update of my training progress towards my return to running a marathon, but the return was… Continue reading
