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It’s time to vote, readers.

Steve — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:02:16 +0000

So after two months and with only a couple of weeks to go, it’s time to deliver your predictions. Only you know who really deserves your vote…

Who needs to train harder? Who needs to up their game? Who can relax with victory safely floating on the horizon?

Training Diary, Day 67: Winning is a good habit

Steve — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:22:33 +0000

Training Diary, Day 64: Panting and dehydrated…oooh, wine!

Steve — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:36:30 +0000

Training Diary, Day 61: Egging myself on

Steve — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:05:35 +0000

Retaining the motivation to go running is the toughest part of this training regime. Being 61 days in and with only 26 to go until the big race, now is not the time to lie down and take advantage of the easter egg reductions.

However tempting.

Spring seems to be blossoming, the temperature is warmer and the daylight longer – these are seemingly the halcyon times I’ve been waiting to run in. Any yet I have no desire to.

This is partly because even though I’ve been training for a couple of months now, I’ve still only fostered the running lifestyle. And we’re some way off signing the adoption papers. Perhaps that day will come when (sorry, if) I complete the race – to feel that sense of fulfillmentthat proves the cold, harsh winter nights breaking down the pain barrier was worth it.

My regular jogging buddy Slats has returned home to Leyland for a few days and going out without him there has shown up my severe lack of will power. I do what I feel is enough running, rather than push myself to do more and at least achieve what I am capable of.

He however has fewer problems motivating himself and completed 8k today running around his Lancastrian homeland, no doubt chasing the smell of his mother’s ‘otpot – lucky boy.

It would make me run!

Training Diary, Day 58: Welcome to teletubby land

Steve — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:05:07 +0000

“Over the hills and far away, an exhausted runner jogs away” – and no, my modest beer belly doesn’t resemble that of the teletubby (before you say it).

Exhausted is a bit of an exaggerration on my part but I felt tired and quite surprised having found that the nature trail around the Leek Road campus of Staffordshire University leads you up and down a large hill several times – wasn’t quite the light morning jog I had in mind.

I also found myself training alone for the first time so I opted for the company of my iPod and it’s rather unique repetitive shuffling system.

I understand that by shuffling music, the track is picked randomly…but surely the same song can randomly disappear for longer than five minutes?

Anyway it was another 3.8 miles to add to the board and a shift in leadership once again – top spot is being contested very seriously now.