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longruntom

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

  • Races
    • Thames Path 100km Challenge Sept 2019
    • Thames Trot 50 2018
    • Virgin London Marathon 2016
  • Running Gear
  • Charity
    • Cancer Research UK
    • Air Ambulance Charity
    • FOSS (Friends of Silverstone Schools) and Silverstone Preschool
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#RunTheDate May 14th – 14km, Although My Garmin Didn’t Think That Was Enough

What better way to start the post than the way I started the run this morning as I left the…

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#RunTheDate May 13th – 13km. One Step Away from Searching Through Bins

It’s a wonder I’ve had chance to write today’s post with all the eating I’ve been doing since I got…

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#RunTheDate May 12th – 12km. Thrilling Prospect to Reach Another Village

I’d seen this day coming. It wasn’t long ago, well about 9 days, that I could barely reach the edge…

#RunTheDate May 11th – 11km. Can I Include Trips to the Toilet?

I have a 5°C cutoff during the winter. Below this is definitely glove running weather. My long sleeve cutoff is…

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#RunTheDate May 10th – 10km. Start Line Nervousness That Lasts All Month

Well I’ve either been asleep for six months or somebody switched the summer off for a while today. Still, the…

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#RunTheDate May 9th – 9km. Let’s Have Some More Numbers but Avoid Writing a Science Report

Aside from a rather nice 9km run, I learned an interesting lesson in maintaining effective social distancing. It turns out,…

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#RunTheDate May 8th – 8km. 36km in Total, or 3.6% of the Distance Across Tennessee

I like to think I’m quite adventurous on my runs, when choosing routes. Or, at least, I did. You’d think…

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#RunTheDate May 7th – 7km. Sunrise, sheep and scribbles

A week in already. I’m sure that is representative of exactly how the next 3 weeks will go. Who am…

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#RunTheDate May 6th – 6km. Sunshine and Spies

I’m not getting ideas above my station here. I have no intention of setting any kind of James Bond style…

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#RunTheDate May 5th – 5km. An OCD Victorious Disaster

So as not to tempt yesterday’s irrational fear that I’d forget to run, I got this one out of the…

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