May 2008
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#5 Biffy Clyro - Take Me Out Whichever way I go...
Your First Marathon: Words From The Wise →
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5 firsts in one day
I may not have posted for a while Ive been too busy running…somedays. Today I went to the gym and ran on the treadmill for the first time in 7 years. I managed to get over the whole gerbil on an exercise wheel quite quickly and found my stride pretty quickly. In my bible it says its good to mix up a little road running with some sessions on the runner. It was pretty good if I’m being...
37 mins steady →
Distance: 4.2 miles Hill difficulty: 3/5 Weather: Warm and sunny Had a really strong finish and ran for 15 minutes longer than planned.
Make, save, find running routes here →
Hopefully this now means I can measure my routes off-road. Will keep you posted C. ps - thx Anna
35 mins →
One really, really long hill. Distance: 3.3 miles Hill difficulty: 4/5 Weather: Overcast and warm
April 2008
15 posts
“Don’t forget, if you’re running a marathon it is acceptable to wet...”
– Shaun Chatterton
38 mins easy - there and back →
Hill difficulty: 3/5 Weather: drizzly
#4 Queens of the Stone Age - Go With The Flow Dave...
“I have the cardiovascular system of a professional athlete.”
– Alex Wellard
The science of a running playlist →
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#3 Pete and the Pirates - Come On Feet This has to...
I'm running for Orchid Cancer →
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#2 The Pigeon Detectives - Don’t Know How To...
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About Me
Hi, my name is Chris Ball and this is my first time running a marathon. Can I sit down now? As you’ve probably gathered I am a complete novice at running. I could manage a jog ok in my teenage years back when I was playing some kind of sports 4 or 5 times a week, whether it was football, rugby (union), cricket, swimming or cross country running I was fit. Was being the operative word in that...
“Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?…”
– Teenage chav to me as a jog past her on a cold, grim night.
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#1 Razorlight - Stumble and Fall. I’m going...
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Why?
When I tell people that I’m going to run the Berlin Marathon the first question that comes out of peoples’ mouths is usually ‘Why?’ I tend to lie at this point and say something along the lines of it being my new years resolution to get fit and that its something everyone should achieve in their lifetime. Maybe throwing in a little about my beer gut to deflect my true...
Get your excuses in early
Months early in this case. Got my ankle caught in football tonight. Great start to my training regime. Will have to see how it feels tomorrow before my 15 mins. *sigh*