Aaron, Abbey, Barry, Kirsten and me arrived pretty much at the same time in Colombes. The hotel is very basic but then we are only staying one night. We explored the surroundings a bit and checked the start line for tomorrow while waiting for David to arrive. Aaron won the bet on David’s arrival time … more
Abbey, Aaron, Barry and Kirsten have already left London early this morning driving their vans through the tunnel to Paris. David will fly to Paris and I am just about to leave for the airport, too. Very excited now!
Barry posted his first Marathon today: He did it in 3:52h. Well done, Barry! For those of you not familiar with Marathon times: 4:00h is the magic barrier between slow and fast hobby runners. Everything below 4:00h is considered to be a good time. I am having issues with a tooth and have not been … more
On Saturday, I got myself new shoes – yippie! So, I thought I write a few lines about what to look out for on your shopping tour. When training for a marathon, it is important to have more than one pair for several reasons: Shoes support your feet. But your feet and legs should not get … more
Most runners I know have a standard route they follow. It makes things easier: You know the length and hence how long it takes. You know all the dangerous bits. And you have optimised it for as little traffic light stops, parking cars, barking dogs, etc. as possible. In Hamburg, there is a huge lake … more
I am having a dentist appointment in the morning. Hopefully, it will not stop me from the B2RUN in the evening. Just 6 km / 3.7 miles but a bit of competition helps the training 🙂