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longruntom

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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    • Cancer Research UK
    • Air Ambulance Charity
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#RunTheDate May 4th – 4km. A Subconscious Fear That I Might Forget A Day

I didn’t obviously forget today but it is something I’ve thought about. As the day wore on, there was a…

#RunTheDate May 3rd – 3km. Far Enough to Get Somewhere

Ok, 3km is almost becoming a noteworthy run now. I’ll start with a confession though. I’ve used the same kit…

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#RunTheDate May 2nd – 2 km. Difficult in a Very Different Way

Well at least it was long enough today to run out of my Strava privacy settings. Day 2 and 2…

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#RunTheDate May 1st – 1km. I’m Sure They’ll All Be Like That

Ok, #RunTheDate has started with a bang. I decided it would be good to write a post on most days…

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#RunTheDate is On!!

Or it at least will be from Friday! I’ve mentioned this a couple of times but here’s the run down…

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Suddenly 6 Months have Passed but Bring on May

That hasn’t meant six months of doing nothing, just no updates as other priorities have taken over. Quite the contrary…

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Just like that, there are only 8 weeks until I run 100km

Not that those actual details are a surprise to me, I’ve been banging on about it for months. No, the…

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An odd week with the threat of both injury and the rain never stopping

Somebody somewhere decided I was not going to run much this week. On Monday they smirked to themselves, saw it…

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It turns out I perhaps don’t do enough walking

You’d imagine by the ripe old age of 38, I’d be reasonably proficient at walking. I’ve had quite some time…

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The ultimate running question: how do you know if a run will be a good run before you set off?

If you do then you’re a wiser one than me. You must share the secret. I’ve had some odd runs…

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  • That Fine Line Between Ambitious and Stupid
  • Well 2022 Didn’t Quite Go To Plan
  • 2022 Running Goals, with Added Get Out Clauses
  • #RunTheDate May 31st – 31km. I’ve Only Gone And Done It
  • #RunTheDate May 30th – 30km. First Ever 100-Mile Week Done

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