Phil Wicks is one of Britain's top male distance runners at the moment having run 62.51 for the Half Marathon in March '09. Phil Wicks is hoping to move up to the marathon in the near future and we will be following his progress with regular articles throughout the year, Phil has represented Great Britain on the country, the road and the track and is known for his tough no nonsense training and being a fierce competitor!
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Phil has had his ups and downs this year but overall I think we can all agree it was a successful year for the Belgrave Harrier. Fitting training in around a full time job he managed to win his fair share of race's (five in total), won the first runbritain Grand Prix quite comfortably an .. Read More
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The Amsterdam Marathon feels like a dim and distant memory now, which is strange considering it was only just over a month ago. Time seems to be passing by quickly at the moment - perhaps I'm just getting old?! Having now had plenty of time to reflect on my performance at the Amster .. Read More
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On Sunday I ran in the Amsterdam Marathon looking to banish the memories of my DNF in the London Marathon last April and my next attempt at running a qualifying time for the London Olympics next year. I was tentatively aiming for the British 'A' standard qualifying time of sub 2:12 but .. Read More
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So it's less than 1 year to go now until the 'Greatest Show on Earth' comes to London. Living just outside the capital I'm getting a great sense of the atmosphere building and I'm looking forward to seeing it intensify further as we get ever closer to the opening ceremony on July 27th. Since .. Read More
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So the pain of the London Marathon is now firmly behind me and I've now started the initial stages of the build-up towards my next Marathon. It had always been in my plans to run a Marathon in the autumn regardless of my performance at London. Whilst it would have undoubtedly been a good exp .. Read More