1. More Fan Dance photos…

  2. XNRG - Fan Dance

    Run (well mainly walking and staggering) up Pen-Y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons. Was about 28km and about 1.8km of ascent!

    http://www.xnrg.co.uk/fandance2012.htm

    From the website:

    Extreme Energy are delighted to introduce the 2012 “Fan Dance” the ultimate test of mental and physical endurance running / walking or crawling up the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons.  The Brecon Beacon National Park is one of the most beautiful areas in the country with stunning views from every angle.

    Competitors will climb to the top of Pen-y-fan, down to 2 different checkpoints in the fastest time they can achieve.

    This route and the peak of Pen-y-fan are very familiar to the British Army as this event is very similar to one of the main tests that our special forces have to pass.

    Running to the peak of Pen-y-fan in running clothing carrying minimal safety kit is tough and the hardest challenge that most competitors will face. 

  3. The White Horse Half Marathon

    I couldn’t get into this half marathon - run from the village I grew up in, so I decided to give something back to the running community and marshall at this one.

    http://www.whitehorseharriers.org/halfmarathon.html

    Great fun, fantastic weather for running and marshalling, and had a great time.

    Got given a race mug, which I dropped and broke almost immediately on getting home (Grr!).

    Hope I will be able to actually run this one next year. :-)

  4. Wiggle “No Excuses” Sportive 2012

    http://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/events/wiggle-no-excuses-sportive-2012/

    Sam and I completed the Wiggle Sportive event on Sunday. Great fun, and great organisation. At least 1500 on a largely traffic free route.

  5. So finished my first Half Marathon race, and did so in sub-2hrs. Really pleased and proud of what I have achieved.

    Now I must start training for that Marathon in 14 weeks time!

  6. At the Finish Line of the Bath Half

  7. Running around the Bath Half

  8. Bath Half Had a great race, the Endava team meant plenty of support and friends at the start line. Ran most of the way round with Lawrence Power (although he jetted off near the end). Did a great time (for me) of 1:57:08, which I was extremely pleased with. Got my nutrition pretty badly wrong, broke all the rules, as hadn’t practiced this, in fact hadn’t really prepared well at all for this run due to recent ITB injury. So despite that, all in all, very pleased with the way the whole thing went. :-)

    Bath Half

    Had a great race, the Endava team meant plenty of support and friends at the start line. Ran most of the way round with Lawrence Power (although he jetted off near the end).

    Did a great time (for me) of 1:57:08, which I was extremely pleased with.

    Got my nutrition pretty badly wrong, broke all the rules, as hadn’t practiced this, in fact hadn’t really prepared well at all for this run due to recent ITB injury. So despite that, all in all, very pleased with the way the whole thing went.

    :-)

  9. Playlist for Bath Half tomorrow… don’t judge me!! :-) The “AudioFuel” tracks are from the Chrissie Wellington coaching album…

    Playlist for Bath Half tomorrow… don’t judge me!! :-)

    The “AudioFuel” tracks are from the Chrissie Wellington coaching album…

  10. At the Harrow Hill 6 mile race