Saturday saw my first (and probably last) indoor race of 2010 in the shape of a 3000m at the Husky Classic in Seattle.  This is a race which we have watched on Flo track for a couple of years now and the distance races are all of good quality and depth so we had been planning on giving it a whi .. Read More

Over a year ago, I ran the AAA 10,000m at Watford.  After 25 laps of running around by myself and having the indignity of being lapped by most of the field (and a few of the field lapped me twice) I vowed to never do it again until I was capable of running a half decent time and of keeping up w .. Read More

Running a 3000m track race isn't the way I usually celebrate New Year's Day but it seemed like a good idea.  There would be no pressure on me, and it would be a good opportunity to see where I'm at and test myself over a distance that I have not done any specific training for.  It would al .. Read More

Hilly but no howler - result! Finally I managed to finish a race feeling like a human being. It has been a long time coming. An absolute age. I actually got into a race and felt ok. It's amazing! I'm still disappointed. I don't feel that deep aching disappointment, more of a tinge. A tinge of what .. Read More

It was my first race for five months today - a comeback race so to speak. I'd not done many sessions but I had done quite a lot of running and was looking to lay down a marker for the rest of the season. My 10k PB was fairly soft and I felt that anything less than breaking it would be pretty disappo .. Read More