Month: March 2007

I ran the Reading Half Marathon in 1hr 55minutes and 10seconds!
Today I’m pretty sore, but doing well. Apparently Amo’s hands are as sore from the drumming as my legs are from the running!
Thanks loads to all of you out there who have been keeping up with the running updates over the last few months, and particularly to those of you who sponsored me.
There’s a few more pictures here if you’re interested. Running pictures courtesy of my house mate John!

So, I made it. And not only did I make it, I made it in under two hours. Wahoo! I really wasn’t expecting to be able to do a sub 2 hour time after my shoddy training efforts, but I found a good pace from early in the race and kept it up almost to the end. Total race time something in the region of 1hr 56mins. I’ll know my exact time this evening, as long as my chip timer worked.
With the clocks going forward to BST last night, Shirls and I really could have done with a little more sleep. We probably had about 6 and a half hours, but given that this was my first half marathon in about 15 years, I was nervous enough that I didn’t drop of to sleep as readily as I normally do.

Continue reading Reading Half Marathon

Last night I went for my last major jog before the half marathon. 17km, 1hour and 45 minutes later, I was pretty knackered. Knackered but elated. At that kind of distance, a half marathon is within my grasp.
Given my completely inadequate training regime (I should have started three months earlier than I did), I don’t think I’m doing bad if I just complete the distance! Add to that too little sleep the night before, a dodgy stomach and a slight case of shin splints, I think I was doing pretty well to go the distance at all last night!
So, roll on the 25th March. If my shin splints improve, maybe I’ll even get below that 2 hour target…

Hooray for friends! I’ve just received a wonderful gift from a friend who works for a camera lens company in the States called ‘Lensbabies’. Thanks KT!
These little beauties create wonderful hazing effects around a central point of focus in a picture. The lensbaby is bendy, so you can choose which part of the picture is in focus, and which part is distorted. I’ve only had a day or so to play, so I’ve not quite got used to the focusing yet, but here are my efforts so far…

Continue reading A different perspective

1. My body doesn’t like exercise first thing in the morning. This could be a problem with the half marathon starting in the morning…
2. I like jogging in the winter. Anything warmer than about 12 degrees in the sunshine is too hot!