In the Footsteps of Legends

On Sunday I followed in the footsteps of Olympic heroes in the National Lottery Anniversary Run. Last year I won a place on the Olympic Park Run and was one of the first to cross the Olympic finishing line in the newly opened Olympic Stadium.  At the time I thought that was a one in Read More …

I’m feeling very Olympic today

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 …

milestone

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 …

Back to the Stadium

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 …