I feel like I am going to write an obituary today - of my marathon running career, such as it has been. Don't worry, though - it's not all bad; in fact, my experience of the London Marathon has reinforced my image of it as an iconic, amazing race...

Training for this year’s London Marathon has been quite a challenge – partly because of the changeable weather in my neck of the woods. I never know quite what to wear, especially for long runs: I tend to run immediately after doing the...

Today's run: I really don't feel like this. Do I need to run today? It's raining. It's windy. Looks horrid from the bedroom window. I've got lots of work to do. I'm tired. Maybe I'll just do a very short run, then I can...

I've struggled over the last week to fit my runs in. Over the weekend, I had sinusitis, something I get fairly often during the winter. This affects my balance and makes me quite dizzy. On Saturday night, I got everything ready for an LSR on Sunday...

One of my targets, according to my training schedule, was to complete a half-marathon in under 1:50:00, if I wanted a chance of finishing the marathon in 4:00:00 or less. Now, I managed a PB of 1:49:52 at the White Horse Half Marathon a couple of years...

There's been a bit of a hiatus in the last week or so, mainly due to me starting a full-time PhD and having to spend a week on "induction training" (mainly spent split between a stuffy IT room and an equally stuffy conference room). Because...

I guess it had to come, after five weeks of enjoyable running. I had hoped that I make it through this year's marathon training without any problems, but I had been ignoring one factor about long-distance running that I've never been good with...

In January, according to my stats on Fetch Everyone , I ran 115 miles. That's more than the previous three months put together! Time has whizzed by so far, and I'm feeling strong and motivated. However, I did (metaphorically) stop in my tracks...

I have a confession. I'm not very good at maths. It took me two attempts to get my Maths GCSE, finally just scraping a pass after quite a few lessons with a tutor my mum hired in desperation. Being rubbish at maths has never held me back - I just...

Week 3 of marathon training finished on a high. I am a solitary runner, coping with the odd club run, but otherwise venturing out on my own, either to destress or listen to music (and singing along, usually, much to the surprise of any dog walkers I pass...

On Friday, I had great plans to do my Week 2 LSR early, as I had a busy weekend planned. Usually, it should be on a Sunday, but Friday seems to work better for me. Unfortunately, however, the weather had other plans, and I woke up to torrential rain,...

mmm, new toy... When I started running, I thought it would be a cheap hobby. "All you need," said the magazines, "is a pair of trainers." Well, up to a point, yes. Unless, like me, you have high arches, double-jointed toes...

Blimey - week one of marathon training has come and gone already. How did that happen?! I've managed to fit in all but one of the training runs I was due to do, only having to drop a two-miler, which I'm not too fussed about. I've done...

I spent most of yesterday in a really good mood, both because Christmas was over, and because I knew that today, my marathon training would be starting. I hate Christmas (bah humbug!) and the lack of routine that comes with the whole festive period;...

This weekend, I have mainly been thanking the stars that my marathon training doesn't start till next weekend. Why? Because of this. Like the majority of the country, my part of the world - the Cotswolds - has been deluged with snow. It snowed...

Today, I went for a seven-mile run. You may not think that's very newsworthy, but given that the weather hasn't been great recently, it felt like an achievement to me. In two weeks, I'm due to start training for my first Virgin London...