Category: Runplan stories

As I sit in A&E (after being sent here by my physio) awaiting  X-ray after running the Milano marathon last Sunday, I find myself (unsurprisingly when visiting A&E) with some time on my hands and start thinking back on how I got here, how I started running, the challenges I’ve faced and what I did to break the four hour marathon!  

This whole running malarkey started out as “run a marathon before turning 40” bucket list thing. I’d not done any real running since school days and failed twice at that goal 2 years on the trot in my late 30’s due to injury and illness. Fast forward several years to late 2015, a charity place

I recently completed my 10th marathon, running the BLOM Bank Beirut Marathon on 12th of November 2017. The event was great – living up to its inspiring story, shared in a TED Talk by amazing founder, May El-Khalil. My performance though was much more of a slog than I anticipated, or particularly enjoyed. After running long

Part 1 of my story is here. I finished the 2017 Chicago Marathon in 4 hours and 35 minutes. I’m quite satisfied with the effort I put into training along with the race day result. The image above is a great snapshot of training. The plan in the first seven weeks included challenging runs with

Every plan tells a story. This is mine. What would you say if a 42 year old man, who’s borderline morbidly obese, tells you he’s going to run a marathon? I’ve heard it all and seen the looks, so don’t feel bad about what you’re thinking right now. When my friend asked me to run

This is how it all started for me – getting ready for the 2016 London marathon. A long steady period of base training leading into a 16 week marathon plan. Despite the prep I picked up a plantar fasciitis injury in week 16. Still, it was great motivation being able to see the miles ahead