3.35... That number, to most runners, is significant. Or it used to be. It used to be the Boston Qualifying time for women aged 18-34. Now though, it just got that little bit harder. 5 mins harder. 3.30... The new Boston Qualifying time for my age group for the 2020...
One of my most asked questions is 'How to Run the World Marathon Majors'. If that's what you're here for - look at this post, and then see how I became a Six Star Finisher here. But what if you've run all the marathon majors, or, you are struggling to get in to them....
A six star finisher is someone who has completed all six Marathon Major marathons; London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. You can complete them at any time, in any order, as long as you can send evidence that you've run - usually your race bib number and...
The biggest week of the London running calendar is here... it's LONDON MARATHON WEEK! Whether you're running, spectating, dreaming of running it one day or just a keen runner popping down to the expo to take advantage of the great deals, it's an exciting week. I was...
This post is in collaboration with CurraNZ. As I've made very clear, I'm not going for a BQ in London next weekend, rather I'm pacing the 4.45 group and hoping to help some others run a PB. A BQ, for those that haven't heard of it, is a Boston Qualifying time, which...
‘You can walk when you get to the mile marker, and not before that’ I’m actually surprised that Loz didn’t hit me, hide from me or tell me to leave her alone at any point during the Paris Marathon yesterday. After realising that I wasn’t mentally prepared to run a PB...
A six star finisher is someone who has completed all six Marathon Major marathons; London, New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. You can complete them at any time, in any order, as long as you can send evidence that you've run - usually your race bib number and...
Well that was a scorcher. I know we are lucky to usually run the London Marathon in quite temperate weather, and runners around the world have to deal with much hotter race days...however having trained all winter through snow, sleet, rain and hail, the 23 degrees...
The biggest week of the London running calendar is here... it's LONDON MARATHON WEEK! Whether you're running, spectating, dreaming of running it one day or just a keen runner popping down to the expo to take advantage of the great deals, it's an exciting week. I was...