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My race pack for the National Lottery Anniversary Run has arrived! As you can see I’m number 248 and I’m in the red start wave. That’s the first wave so I’m starting to worry that I put the wrong time as my prediction!!! I’m really looking forward to the run. The course is slightly different Read More …
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally logged 2,000km running with Nike+. I ran the Glasgow Half Marathon in 2000 and then didn’t run another step until 22nd Feb 2010. I can’t really remember why I thought it was a good idea to go for a run and I soon decided that it wasn’t Read More …
Last March I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I won a place in the a once in a lifetime Olympic Park Run and was one of the first people to cross the finish line in the newly completed Olympic Stadium. Well, the National Lottery are doing it again… with the Read More …
It stuck me that my ‘Unresolved’ post was almost entirely negative. It was all about what I didn’t do in 2012, what I failed to achieve. Well, I’m not going to let 2012 pass without adding some balance because in 2012 two brilliant, never to be repeated things happened… The Olympic Park Run In March Read More …
31 March 2012 – A once in a lifetime day – The National Lottery Olympic Park Run Last year I entered the draw for the National Lottery Olympic Park Run. They would pick 5,000 runners from all 40,000 entrants to be the first people to run in the Olympic Stadium. I won a place. I Read More …
Tomorrow I will join 4,999 runners in the first race to cross the finish line of the London Olympic Stadium. I’m beyond excited. The race will be started by Princess Beatrice and joined by a host of celebrities. Most exciting of all, we will be cheered across the line by 50 Team GB Olympic Athletes. Read More …
Here’s the route for Saturday’s Olympic Park Run!