of them. It's taken me wee while to adapt to long runs as I was so used to short sprints/stop/walk on turf in football. Anyway, many months later I'm really enjoying it, especially now I've entered a few
will be competing in a 10 mile RR and a 1/2 marathon.Training can be a bit erratic being a Postie after youre delivery and taking the dogs out for a walk a training run is pushed onto the back burner some days
Distance swimming(both in pools and open water)has always been my main sport. I started running to work and back every day(about 6-8miles)following a move to a city office, when I realised
, I couldn't run distances when I was younger due to asthma, however, when I began coaching riders 11 years ago, I had to run alongside my students speaking and yelling. Gradually, my asthma
exhaustion and still had to do the uphill part of the course. I had to walk for approx 1.5k of the uphill part. I eventually crawled over the line in a 49:44 where I was approached by the St Johns ambulance
for the atmosphere, I've competed 8 times I think. I've run three marathons - London in 2002 and 2005 and Munich in 2003. I did all the marathons the Penguin way - run and walk and really enjoyed all of them. OK
main artery. Since coming out of hospital I have built up from walking 50 yards to running 5k races from May 2007. My best 5k so far this year is 19mins 13 secs in July and I feel there is a lot more
medication? I always say to my boyfriend what will I do when I can no longer run? he says oh don't worry you will still be running when your eighty. Hopefully I will be, if not maybe a spot of power walking
completed a 24 1/2 mile run a couple of weeks earlier, what a buzz!!!!! Just being part of the day and completing the course without walking or stopping was such a moment for me, i think i may be the next
Started running in Aug03 and did first race a 10k in Sep03 in 53mins. ReadingHM2004 in 1:28. Sat on the injury bench from Mar 2004 to end of Dec2004 due to lower back problems - forced me to defer my