Marathon
Seven Marathons In Seven Days On Seven Continents
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I love stories like this! On completion of Sunday’s Flora London Marathon, Dave Heeley achieved one of the greatest physical, mental and emotional challenges ever faced by a human being […]
Frederick Marathon - I’m In!
Just realized today that I hadn’t mentioned anything about my latest big race sign-up. Well, last week I took the plunge and registered for the Frederick Marathon on May 4th - my second marathon in 7 weeks. Regular readers will remember I had a solid, but unspectacular, Shamrock Marathon in March after just 11 weeks […]
Spirit Of The Marathon - One Last Chance!
I know, you’ve heard it all before, but Spirit of the Marathon, the first ever non-fiction feature film to capture the drama and essence of the famed 26.2 mile running event, is making another encore, this time in the guise of a 16 City Tour in select movie theaters for one night only! Looks like […]
2008 Shamrock Marathon Splits
Thought I’d better post my marathon splits before the race details fade away and are just a distant memory. Start time for the marathon was 8am, the temperature a couple of degrees under 50°F and a north wind was gusting at around 20mph. Perfect conditions for a race? Not really, but they were the same […]
2008 Shamrock Marathon Results
Turn the clock back 24 hours and I predicted I’d run the first half of the race in 1:26:30 (6:36 per mile pace). Despite challenging, blustery conditions, I was 10 seconds faster than predicted at the half and had to work really hard in the second half of the race to stay on track.
If you […]
Final Two Miler & Shamrock Marathon Prediction
Nothing special about today’s 2 miles aside from the fact it’s my final “run” before tomorrow’s Shamrock Marathon. I was hoping for a feeling of invincibility, for legs that felt rested and ready, but to be truthful I just felt sluggish. I’m not overly concerned and am sure I’ll be ready to race tomorrow. […]
