Feb 20, 2019 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Running
The Tokyo Marathon is arguably the hardest of the Marathon Majors to get in to. With a small international ballot, a notoriously tough ‘semi elite’ entry for those with a qualifying time similar to Boston (sub 3.30 finish). And even then, only 300 spaces...
May 10, 2018 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Running
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...
Mar 4, 2018 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors
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...
Mar 2, 2018 | Active Travel, Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors
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...
Feb 28, 2018 | Marathon Majors, Marathon Majors, Race Recaps, Running
I felt strangely calm on race morning, despite waking up with jet lag and nerves at 1.45am, when by 6.30 am I was feeling surprisingly relaxed. Anna did my hair in two braids and I got my kit on. I’d laid it out the night before to avoid as much race day stress as...
