I had some good news from my recent webinar with the crew and participants for the run in June. The longest day is shorter than I thought! 40 miles rather than 44. That will make a huge difference. That made me smile. Also, I'm not sure whether this is good news or not, but with all the mileage I'm doing, everything else but my knee hurts! How to prevent injuries and treat anything that does occur has been part of my learning. With this in mind, a while ago I had a chat with Chris Finill (thanks for the introduction Graham). Google 'The 3000 mile men' and watch on youtube. 'Wow' is all I could say. He got me to read James Shapiro - Meditations from the Breakdown Lane: Running Across America - the book that inspired Chris to run across USA in 2011. 3100 miles in just under 80 days. Not that this is Chris's only achievement. He is no ordinary runner. He's the Guinness World Record holder for consecutive sub 3 ho...
Contents
22. 3000 miles of advice (19 Mar 2025) - Top tips from Chris Finill who ran across USA
21. Committing (28 Feb 2025) - It's on!
20. Wonderful (6 Feb 2025) - A fish called who?
19. Odd one out (14 Jan 2025) - A Muppet in the middle of a field in the middle of nowhere
18. Carry on (10 Dec 2024) - The Great Reset (Part 2)
17. Heavy (22 Nov 2024) - Existential experience in the gym
16. Drunken navigation (24 Oct 2024) - Tipsy timepiece
15. Left or right? (30 Sept 2024) - Non-political progress
14. The six million dollar question (8 Sept 2024) - Childhood memories as my body adapts
13. I didn't think I could do this (26 Aug 2024) - We can all do more than we think
12. Reset (26 Jul 2024) - Arthroscopy complete: let's go again
11. A Wave of Joy (7 Jul 2024) - Keeping positive despite the knee
10. A Midsummer Night's Dream (18 Jun 2024) - Learning from this year's event
9. Spiralling (3 Jun 2024) - The psychology of ultra running
8. Hopes and Fears (16 May 2024) - I'm keen to get back to running
7. Fingers crossed (23 Apr 2024) - Hopefully my knee sorts itself out in time
6. Sorry (10 Apr 2024) - Charity 2 - Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association (and why I'm not sorry for over-sharing)
5. Patient (27 Mar 2024) - My knee injury needs time. I need to be patient
4. Meaning (17 Mar 2024) - Charity 1 - Claro Enterprises
3. Ticking (2 Mar 2024) - Too little time, too much to prepare for
2. Why not? (23 Feb 2024) - What running means to me
1. Thanks Matt (6 Feb 2024) - I press 'go' and the journey begins
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