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Over-ambitious ultra runner, juggling running with normal life, who thinks he's more amusing than he actually is

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    • Thames Path 100km Challenge Sept 2019
    • Thames Trot 50 2018
    • Virgin London Marathon 2016
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Category: ultra training

New Shoes! My view on my Saucony Triumph Iso 4s

I’m really rather terrible at sticking to the guidelines the shoe companies give as to how far you should run … More

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Pyramid runs and the Best Excuse Yet for Being Hassled by a Dog

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you’ll know I love my numbers. What you might not know is … More

longruntom, pyramid run, run, runchat, runner, running, speed training, trail running, ukrunning, ultra, ultra training

43km Sunday

I’ll immediately hold my hands up and admit that I didn’t run all 43k in one go. What a fraud. … More

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Year so far: 333km, 27h33m of running in 33 runs. T-39 days.

For some of you, I realise, a title like that is a real turn off. Oh God, he’s gone all … More

longruntom, run, runchat, runner, running, ukrunning, ultra training, winter running

20-Miler Dutifully Notched Up

I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’d promised to get a decent long run in this weekend. With … More

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100k here we come…

Perhaps the sunshine made me giddy this week, after a winter of grey runs angled slightly into the drizzle and … More

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Something is always better than nothing…

Unless we’re talking about goat’s cheese on a pizza. Fortunately we’re not so I’ll stand down. No, we’re talking about … More

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I think I’ve forgotten how to eat…I mean properly eat

I’m starting to wonder whether I have actually got someone else’s legs this week so far. They work ok, as … More

fuelling, run, runchat, runner, running, ultra training, winter running

You don’t think you’re cold until you try and say something

It’s interesting that the last time I posted I was talking about how churlish I was complaining that it was … More

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