Tag: running
A Cadence of Pain
I failed my first Marathon while training on Runna. But it wasn't Runna's fault. At the LA Marathon last year, I did not finish. I stopped after 18 miles. My legs were in pain. My heels were in pain. I was afraid of rhabdomyolysis. But there was a hidden problem I didn't think about... you guessed it: my running cadence (see the title). But more on that later.
Kurze Gedanken zum B2Run 2026 in Bremen
Ich bin mit tenics den B2Run Bremen gelaufen.
The 62nd Fellsman
Running the Fellsman again. Went slower, but felt much better.
Claude Code for fell running
Claude is also a valuable companion, well, not on the moors per se, but at your desk before you go out onto the moors, to escape from Claude.
On completing half of the Wainwrights
Some thoughts on having climbed 107/214 Wainwrights, and whether I've actually bagged them.
North Lakes Wainwright bagging
A wet recce around the northern fells in the Lake District bagging Wainwrights and spending what feels like hours climbing up to Blencathra
Now
Posting late, eating sandwiches, running in the Lakes, feeling doomed.
2025
Theme of the year: travelling, running, drinking a lot of beer, then getting super sick and tired and burnt out for months. Positive on balance but let's try a slightly better balance next year.
Simonside Cairns fell race
Windy day but mercifully no rain. Seems like these fell races are like 80% climbing, somehow.
Race Report: 2025 Hole Half Marathon
I finished all three of my local half marathons for the first time, a neat little milestone.
Back To Running
In my last monthly recap, I mentioned I started running again, after taking a few months break. I'm now three and a half weeks in the new program, and I felt a bit of an urge to write a bit about how it has been, what am I feeling, and whether or not I want to continue.
David's Bob Graham
David completed the Bob Graham Round on 6 June in 23 hours and 47 minutes.
Swaledale Marathon
4 hours and 15 minutes at the Swaledale Marathon.
Race Report: 2025 Grand Teton Half Marathon
My second half marathon in as many weeks—and a final tune-up before Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene.
Race Report: 2025 Jackson Hole Half Marathon
Yee-haw! Another half marathon in the books.
Bob Graham Round, leg 4 clockwise
Out in the Lake District on a fine bank holiday Saturday for a recce across the to-me-hitherto-unexplored Western Fells.
Neptune relays
An opportunity to run all-out in front of a bunch of people who are much faster all-out runners than me.
Runna acquired by Strava
Disappointing news. I like Runna---it's the most TrainerRoad-like running app I've used, and Strava is, well... they forbid their customers from disagreeing with their "business decisions" in their community forum, which probably tells you how much they care about their customers' opinions. In the announcement post on Reddit, Runna's CEO says they'll continue to operate independently both as a team and as a product, but nothing in the history of corporate acquisitions makes me think that is anything but temporary. I hope I'm wrong. (Via The Verge.)
Boston Marathon
Running another marathon, still not running it in under 4 hours.
Couch to 5K Completed
A few days ago, I competed the Couch to 5K program, which is a running program designed to slowly build one's up to run 30 minutes, or 5 kilometers. Depends a bit on whether you follow the timed or the metric program. I decided to start it back in January, and now, two months later, I'm glad to say I completed it!
Now: 3 - 9 March 2025
Confronting my own dumbness, and also confronting my susceptibility to the Algorithm.
Alnwick XC
A beautiful opportunity at Alwick Castle turned into a massive tummyache and an 11-hour sleep.
Now: 17 - 23 February 2025
Going out in Durham to celebrate, using LLM tools for small tasks, embracing my position as DudeBro on the internet.
Now: 10 February - 16 February 2025
In the office, on top of hills, on trains, in fields, on the computer. Oh I've been ever-y-where, man, I've been ever-y-where
Automatic treadmill incline control may be coming soon to Zwift
According to Zwift Insider, it's been in testing for a few months now for a small set of Zwift subscribers using the Wahoo Kickr Run treadmill, and now there's a support article about it. Will they support other smart treadmills, like the Technogym MyRun? Who knows, but Zwift's response, quoted in Zwift Insider's article, makes me hopeful that they will. (If anyone at Zwift is reading this, I'd love to beta test that when the time comes.)
Now: 3 February - 9 February 2025
February's here. Easily the worst month of the year (sorry Valentine's Day enjoyers). Still dark, and as if on cue: here comes the wet weather, at last.
Now: 27 January - 2 February 2025
Watching TV, listening to podcasts, working on cars, going for runs. Yes indeed it's me.
Now: 20 - 26 January 2025
Storm Éowyn blew in and knocked over a shed. I tried to sort out some electronics and came across a very unfortunate fault.
Running
A few months ago, I hinted at the fact that I wanted to try out going for a run. And even though I didn't share more about it, I did it. Back in September, I decided to try going for an interval running session. However, I had absolutely no running equipment at the time, so I just put on some gym clothes and my sneakers, and went.
Now: 6 - 12 January 2025
Our one Cold Week of the year saw me finishing my book and watching too much YouTube. At least I'm running consistently again.
Now
A visit to a bothy, listening to heavy music, finishing a tv series, a 5k PR, housework.
Race Report: Carrera San Silvestre 2024
After all, why not? Why shouldn’t I do one more race this year?
One last race this year
I'm spending Christmas and New Year's in Mexico City, so what better way to close out the year than a chill 12 km race around Chapultepec? It's just what I need after a couple of months of exclusively indoor training. I only regret not arriving there in time for this Sonic the Hedgehog 10K on Sunday---I need that medal.
Now
Feeling crummy; finding the bright spots in an increasingly dark end of the year.
Well, I had to skip the Hole Half
I look forward to this race every year---a chill fall half marathon at the base of the Tetons is usually a great way to close out my season before winter sets in, but at this moment the AQI in Jackson Hole is 235, firmly in the "very unhealthy" range. Instead, I'm reading a study on the impact of air pollution on running performance to reassure myself I made the right decision.
Now
Outside in the waning days of summer.
Garmin HRM 1G not pairing
Your ancient heart rate monitor is no longer pairing with your watch. Your threshold heart rate begins to uncalibrate wildly. A man reaches out of the aether with a paperclip.
Willow Miner trail race
Running the Willow Miner, hosting by my very own running club, Elvet Striders, on 24 July 2024.
An update on my ankle
It's been a little over a week since my ankle injury at the Wild 15K and I just came back from my ortho appointment. Everything looks better than I feared last week, X-rays look clean and my examination went well. It's still a little swollen with some pain, so I've been told to schedule some PT, wear compression socks to help with the swelling, and maybe tape my ankle for additional stability while running. The biggest question on my mind was "will I make things worse if I go for a run?" and the answer is no; I've been given the all-clear to start running again. Which is great, because I threw caution into the wind and ran 11 km on the treadmill on Sunday with no issues. We're so back.
Race Report: Teton Mountain Runs Wild 15K
My first and last trail running race ended in disaster.
Durham Coastal Half Marathon
Running 13.1 miles down a familiar stretch of coast.
Saltwell Harriers Fell Race
Running in the Saltwell Harriers Fell Race in Weardale on 2 July 2024.
Now
Trying to get back into things that I stopped doing because of Malaise. It's going ok.
Race Report: 2024 Grand Teton Half Marathon
I ran my fastest half marathon to date at this year's edition of this race.
Monthermé
An evening in Montherme on the banks of the Meuse, and a run in the hills thereabove.
Stadiums
Climbing the full set of stairs at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Repeatedly.