Apr 242016
2016 LONDON MARATHON : Sunday 24th April ……WELL DONE JIM . . . . WELL DONE JIM . . . . WELL DONE JIM……. ….. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S…….. C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S………. (more…)
Apr 202016
I feel as ready as I could possibly be. Last Sunday I ran 21 miles as planned in my training schedule. I used the experience as a marathon ‘tester’, eating the same dinner the night before and the same breakfast on the morning of the run as I will on marathon day. I wore my (more…)
Mar 312016
Things have been stepping up a gear in the last month or so. Last time we spoke I mentioned the detox diet I was about to immerse myself in, a Winter Warmer cleanse of just juices and soups from Rawfully Good in Walton. This three-day intensive change to my food intake made a massive difference, (more…)
Mar 032016
I’m not feeling the stress yet. It may be because I have other things to worry about such as whether my dicky foot is going to play up on the day, but even if it does I’m confident that I’ll make it to the end. In fact, I’m so confident (not ‘confident’ as in ‘cocky’, (more…)
Feb 012016
OK, so I slipped. I said I would. I predicted that the lure of the Christmas dinner table would get the better of me, and it did – I’m only human after all. But I also promised that I would start the year anew and put in the extra effort to work off any additional (more…)
Dec 282015
Well, it’s been a gruelling eight weeks or so. Now that my training is in full swing – despite continued niggling from my dodgy foot (but less said about that the better) – I’m doing all that I can to not only train three times a week, but to get involved in as many charity (more…)
Oct 292015
Wow! What a month. It has been so different from the two that have gone before because, wait for it… I’ve actually started training (pause for applause!). My toe healed up (finally), I’m seeing a great foot health practitioner – Joanne Brennan –who is helping me with inserts for my shoes to support my dodgy (more…)
Oct 262015
One of our volunteers (and Run Leaders) – Jim has secured a place in the 2016 London Marathon and will be raising funds for our group to improve the park. As we are only a small community group we were not able to register his virginmoney page ourselves (as you need to be a registered (more…)
Sep 302015
I’d just like to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone who has rallied behind me in this challenge of late. I simply could not imagine how I might make it to London next year if it wasn’t for you all. Last month’s standout marathon-related experience was the Moorside Park Fundraising Funday that (more…)
Sep 302015
Our very own Run Leader; Jimbo (aka Big Chief Jim, or BCJ as he is affectionately known), has secured a place at the 2016 London Marathon. Jim will be running the marathon to raise funds for the park. One of Jim’s official sponsors; Caloo (who installed the outdoor gym equipment and more recently the MUGA (more…)