Vale Royal AC Runners

Hi Gang

Thought I would post a quick note to all the marathoners....

Anything between about 12 and 18 weeks of training is in the bank (depending on how long a build up you chose), the hard work is done...possibly the most over used phrase of the moment "the hays in the barn".  But its true.  There's nothing any of us can do now to get any fitter by April 25th (or sooner for Rob and anyone else doing one this weekend!), all we can do now is mainta...

Hi All!

So I figured that it has been way too long since I last updated my blog…for those of you on facebook you are probably pretty much up to date, but for those of you who don’t then here it is…

The indoor season was pretty short-lived for me, starting with a couple of low key races here in Albuquerque in January to show me how out of shape I was after my foot surgery in December, followed by a 5k in Seattle in February to show I was m...

Hi All,

Bit of a report about todays race while im sat chilling in the hotel (Dads having a nap seems as he has had such a tough morning..)

So my day started at 3am when my alarm went off...breakfast, ready and out of the hotel on a shuttle to the course at 4:15.  obviously pitch black, and VERY cold.

My race actually started at 5:55am, not 6:15.  i found out yesterday that there was going to be an elite womens start instead o...

Nicky runs her best cross country of the season and the team perform

way above expectations :-

www.golobos.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/112309aaa.html

Ascension Island Mountain Race

It was sunday morning, due to start at 8am. Ascension timing meant it was actually about 8.15am. The race was open to the whole Island, there were competitors from the RAF, the US Air Force, locals and any other visitors on the Island at the time. There is a long standing tradition that the races is started by everyone dipping their hands in the turtle ponds on the beach in Georgetown. The turtle ponds are brick built e...

In the Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championships, having her best run of the Cross Country season so far, Nicky showed that her high mileage Marathon training is starting to bring rewards as she took 3rd place  -

http://www.golobos.com/sports/c-xc/

http://www.golobos.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/103109aaa.html

Continuing her Cross Country season in the build up to the Las Vegas Marathon, in early December, Nicky finished in an excellent 51st position at the Pre Nationals on 17 October

http://www.golobos.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/101709aab.html 

www.golobos.com/sports/c-xc/recaps/100209aab.html

Hello All!

Wow its been a long time since I sent an update (thanks for passing ahint along James!)...I forget that not everyone lives in the facebookworld to see the updates on there!!!

Anyway....lots has been happening here since I got back, some good,some not so good.  When I first got back I found out that my ferritin(iron) had gone low again, so my build up to full training was slowerthan planned.  It just meant that although I c...

We've made it!!!

We cycled the last 17 miles to john o'groats this morning and finished about 9.15ish.  We thane had a quick look round and took some photos. That makes 897 miles in total, so we didnt stray too far from the shortest route!

We then cycled back tp Wick and managed to catch midday train to inverness. Staying in the city centre tonight and heading to the airport early tomorrow.

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