Monthly Archives: July 2015

Last week, I did almost 140,000 steps, or an average of 20,000 steps per day. It was a 50 mile week again: 13.1 miles on Monday, 7.3 miles on Tuesday, 6.4 miles on Wednesday, then 24 miles running at the … Continue reading →

We did it again – the Thunder Run 24. Last weekend we ran 24 laps of a challenging 6 mile course, 144 miles in 24:24:12! An avg of 10:10 minute miles. In our team, we had 2 BBC staff, 5 … Continue reading →

We got here for the Thunder Run 24 at about 8pm tonight and are camping. It was raining when we got here… But the good news is, the forecast looks ok. The rain seems to have stopped and hopefully it’ll … Continue reading →

I was looking back today, at my blog from the end of July last year, and into August last year. https://lornpearsontrains.co.uk/2014/08/ And, ahead of this years Thunder Run (24 hour team relay event, starting at 12 on Saturday, in Birmingham), … Continue reading →

I’ve been doing more running recently and I’m feeling good when I’m running. My vo2 max estimate (as calculated by my Garmin 620) increased after today’s long run. 🙂 up to 52 today. It’s tended to sit around 51 then … Continue reading →

When I do my own events (that I’m not pacing others for) I like to run with one ear of music in. When I run on my own in training I also like to run with music to keep me … Continue reading →

I bought this bird table the other morning (when I couldn’t sleep!). Eeeek but I had been looking for one for a while. It came on Friday and I built it today. It’s got a good compartment which keeps the … Continue reading →

After a 50 mile week last week, which followed a 43 mile week, the week before – by the time Monday of last week ca,e around I was pretty tired. (And I knew I would be). So I’d planned at … Continue reading →

Last week someone called me a ‘machine’. It was after I ran 3 x 10ks in under 24 hours on Wednesday & Thursday: 1pm, 6pm and 7am. I ran 50.5 miles last week, and let me tell you, I don’t … Continue reading →

Ok, so I’m in! I got accepted to run the Virgin London Marathon in April 2016! All I need to do now is log in and pay for my entry! (And train for it). Eeeeeeeek.