Ramblings of Doug

I often talk about running and it's time I blogged about my running journey.  Some of my friends will already know about this and oth...

My first run of 2018 in numbers: Distance  - 3.1miles Pace - 8:46mins/mile Calories  - 445 Other runners - 3 Creaky ankles - 2 With ...

This is my favourite run which I had been planning to run at night time with my friend Jon, who unfortunately has gone down with the dread...

Harry, myself, Andrew After my last attempt at running up Bison Hill, I couldn't resist another go as I was determined to improve m...

Yesterday my long run went according to someone else's plan and not my own.  It turned out to be the most enjoyable, hard, thought pr...

Well, well, well would you believe I am behind with my training, yet again.  Nevertheless I'm looking on the bright side and hoping it...

I am not sure if any of this will make any sense.  My gut feeling is that this might strike a chord with some runners.  Here goes. We...

Ivinghoe Lock: frosty December morning Not the best selfie, granted.  You will have to take my word for it - this is me having reached t...

Last Saturday I was due, as normal, to have my long run but things didn't quite work out that way.  As usual I took Hannah over to Linsl...

It is far too long since I last blogged properly, so here goes.  I am back into running after spending more time cycling earlier this year a...

Here I am looking slightly knackered after a post work run around Stevenage in Hertfordshire.  I did this through the last winter and I...

Just as we runners should have periods of rest, I believe getting into the habit of daily running can have some real benefits.  Here's a...

Sometimes when I go for a run, it's tough starting off and tough for the first 20 minutes.  Occasionally I get tempted to cut my run sho...

There is no doubt a marathon is a hell of an endurance run, for almost every runner.  Those 26.2 miles equals 42,000 metres, 3000 - 4000 ...

If you've been following my blog lately, you'll already know that because of my disjointed training my strategy was to "ge...

Opening my new Sauconys - just like Christmas all over again! Run in numbers: Miles: 15 (or thereabouts; no faith in Mr Endomondo) ...

Officially better, well nearly, cough.  Feeling pretty good actually.  I look at the photograph below and that pretty much sums me up right...

An interesting and challenging run today... Distance: 14.01 miles Time: 1 hour 55 minutes Elevation: 535 feet Significant hills: 2 O...