On my very first day working for my new employer in Llanberis I was told that the run up Moel Eilio was a great fell running route. I’m not a fell runner but I enjoy a good trail, and more importantly, a good challenge. I’ve finally done it. Moel Eilio is a mountain in the […]
Before I talk you through my long Sunday run it’s important to frame things properly. On Saturday I opted not to run as I was giving my day up to photograph the wedding of a couple of friends and former colleagues. A day that ended with me on the dance floor until well past 11pm. […]
Tempo runs. Not my favourite kind of run where sticking to a pace is the primary requirement. The pace I had chose was 7:45 per mile as over the course of a marathon that average pace would get me well under 3 hours 30 minutes. Today, all I had to do was hold it for […]
As well and documenting my training here on the blog I am also keeping a hand-written journal too. Keeping a journal is something I’ve often tried to do and it’s fallen by the wayside, so I am really making an effort to keep up with it, even if it is mainly about the marathon training. […]
Oh, those DOMs! My legs are starting to really feel that I am properly training now. It’s a good thing – I just keep telling myself this. Today I knew I was just going to go for a steady run, but maybe I should have checked my plan first. I thought I was meant to […]
We’ve been hoping for a chance to visit this zoo for a while and yet if we’d allowed ourselves to be influenced by some of the reviews on TripAdvisor we might never have done so. I’m so glad we decided to see for ourselves and enjoyed a great day out here. The zoo is located […]
While Monday is meant to be a rest day it was anything but restful as we drove back home from The Lakes. It was a rough drive due to the traffic issues on the A66, in part caused by the Appleby Horse Fair and the roadworks (not sure what they were for). But that was […]
Nuclear power isn’t something I give a lot of thought to if I am honest. But, being on a short holiday in the west of the Lake District you can’t really ignore it – such is the dominance of the Sellafield nuclear power station. I didn’t realise my run would take me so close. I […]
Oh boy the DOMS! I thought I’d got away with it when I woke yesterday feeling pretty fresh despite “running” up Snowdon the previous night. But no, it got me today. I’d set my alarm for 5am and 6am hoping to get up for a run up through the old quarry. On both occasions, my […]
I do love a good castle and seeing as there’s one (or the remains of) in Llanberis it’s a tragic failure on my part that I’ve not visited it yet despite coming here regularly for work. I made amends last night. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century by Welsh prince Llywelyn the […]
