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...
Marathon Majors
Pacing the London Marathon
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...
London Marathon Ready
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...
Paris Marathon 2018 Race Recap
‘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...
Tokyo Marathon Expo
I love a race expo, in particular a marathon expo. London, New York, Boston, Chicago...I've spent a small fortune at all of them buying race stash, new running kit, trying out the latest and greatest running paraphernalia. So, I was excited about what lay ahead at the...
Tokyo Marathon Spectator Tips
My Mum loves this blog almost as much as I do, and is often coming up with blog post ideas...or infact writing blog posts for me. This time it was actually asked for (sort of!). Since I run the actual marathons, I'm always intrigued to know what the experience of the...
London Marathon Ready
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...
Taking Marathon Training to the Next Level…
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...
Paris Marathon 2018 Race Recap
‘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...