Tag: Exercise
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Swiss Alpine Marathon
My friend Rob has taught me a lot about running and life in general over the last few years. It’s been a privilege to know him but I am not the only person that benefits from his experience. His latest project has seen him work with some long-distance runners from Nepal and he is about…
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Join us for the final Tube run – 5km in fancy dress
As you may know, myself and my friend Laura have been running the length of every Tube line in London over the course of the year. We’ve run 8 out of the 12 lines so far, covering 134 miles of track, 179 miles of actual running, passing 162 Tube stations and through 24 London Boroughs.…
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How Eddie Izzard changed the nation
Eddie Izzard did a run for Sport Relief last year. If you’ve not heard of Eddie, he is probably best known as a stand-up comedian and not at all for his sporting prowess. If you didn’t hear about his run, then you should Google it. He ran 43 marathons in 51 days. He did not…
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A Day on the Jubilee Line – Part II
“I think we should do it”, Laura said, determined. And everything changed. With the acceptance that it was happening, my body put itself into the appropriate gear and set about moving its way north west to Stanmore. Through the crowds by the London Eye, over a busy Westminster Bridge and a busier Parliament Square. Amidst…
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A Day on the Jubilee Line – Part I
Ever since running 29 miles along the Northern Line, going out for a run has felt a bit different. Discovering that I could run that distance without any real training or preparation has left me feeling entirely calm about the prospect of covering any lesser distance and Sunday morning was no different. The Jubilee Line…
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Tubes in Tweets – Part I
One of the best thing’s about mine and Laura’s challenge to run the length of every Tube Line in London is that people “get it”. Sure, most people don’t spend their Sundays running 20, 30, 40 miles through Central London but it’s understandable in a way that, say, climbing mountains or skiing to Poles might…
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Typical expenditure for running a Tube line
One of the things I enjoy most about my latest challenge – to run the length of every Tube line in London – is its simplicity. And part of that is the low running cost (note the pun). Thus I present to you today the expedition budget for a typical day spent running the length…
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50k (The Gatliff Marathon)
“50k?”, shouts the skinny man running towards me in tiny shorts and a flourescent vest.“50k!”, I cry in return before wading into the river. Well, it’s more of a flooded field than a river but it certainly looks like the latter and, as it rises across my shins, over the knees and up my thighs,…
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Running the Tube
Over the course of 2010, I will be running the length of every London Underground train line. I started yesterday, going about 14 miles or so around the route of the Circle Line. – How? Let’s use the Victoria Line as our example. I”ll “touch-in” with my Oyster card at Brixton then turn around and…
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16.5%
A current ran up my right leg, passed through my abdomen, dropped down the other side and exited my body. It left no damage except to my ego. It was a biometrical impedance analysis or “thing that looks like weighing scales and tells you what percentage of your body is fat”. Mine was 16.5%. That…
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Mile Diary #1 – Not enough lycra
Warning: This article contains references to, and discussion of, the term “chafe”. Those under 18 and/or of a weak constitution are advised to seek advice before reading Why does this always happen? I’m late. Cycling through rain back from Guildford. On the train back from London. Discussing the terms of another voluntary position (are any…