Tag: London Marathon
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The power of positive thinking?
So. The thing is. I really, really hate long runs. This is my third tilt at the marathon and it’s just a fact that anything over 22 kilometres is the equivalent of going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. Necessary, sure, but inconvenient and really quite painful. It feels kind of shameful as a…
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Race Report: The London Marathon
The London Marathon is often referred to as the greatest marathon in the world. And while I suspect this phrase most often emerges from the mouths of house-proud Brits, or polite East African winners talking to the BBC, I can say that as a Londoner, there’s no better way to kick off your career as an amateur marathoner.…
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The pros and cons of training for a marathon
What have the four months of preparing body and mind for a marathon taught me? What has my personal journey – from a person who runs quite a lot to a person who runs quite a lot over slightly further distances – revealed to me, in wisdom, sacred insight and understanding? Loads, actually – and I’m here to share…
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Finding a balance
One of the things I’m finding hardest while training for the marathon is judging just how much is too much and how much is too lazy. On the one hand, you’re trying to tell when your body is actually tired; when pushing yourself further won’t do you any good. When that pain isn’t gain, but…
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Hello, London Marathon
So, it seems that my prospects of doing a marathon have gone from wishful-but-apprehensive thinking to actual reality. Thanks to a tremendously thoughtful (but somewhat risky) Christmas present from my other half, a place in the 2017 London Marathon is mine. Which means I’ve had to get serious about training. No more of this “run as much…
Alice Sinclair 