August 2011
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RW Race Report: Volkswagen Prague Marathon
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/event-editorial/rw-race-report-volkswagen-prague-marathon/7077.html
RW Race Report: Volkswagen Prague Marathon
Take a tour of the Czech capital’s historic sights - and eight (count ‘em) bridges
Posted: 3 August 2011 by Victoria Wood
When: May 9, 2011
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
First man Eliud Kiptanui 2:05:39
First woman Helena Loshanyang Kirop...
July 2011
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Before and After Shots of Joggers →
Amazing work by Sacha Goldberger - “I wanted to show the difference between our natural and brute side versus how we represent ourselves to society,” Goldberger tells us. “The difference was very surprising.”
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Prague Marathon
I always thought running my first marathon would be fairly easy, after all I’d done the training - how hard can be it be? The answer is very. Signing on the dotted line for the Prague Marathon, we touched down in the city two days before the race full of hope and excitement for the race ahead.
Having been to Prague on holiday in 2009, I had a fair idea of what to expect in terms of route, or so I...
March 2011
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Loving these Brooks ladies middle distance spikes
At £62.99 from http://www.prodirectrunning.com the Brooks middle distance spike is ideal for 400 – 3000m runners. Available in a delightful shade of girly bubblegum pink, the six spike configuration supplies adeqate rigidity for regualr use and is ideally poised to take you from bend to straight with minimal effort.
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Serpentine Running Club
It’s hard to review the Serpentine Running Club fairly as this was my first time running with the club and I was late leaving work meaning I had five minutes to get changed before setting off for the planned route (or should I say missing the start of the run and running half blind in the dark around Hyde Park until I eventually caught up with the slower runners of the pack).
The club...
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Sport Industry Group News: Nike+ sponsor Run to...
Nike+ named as ‘run to the beat’ sponsor- 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00
IMG Challenger World has announced Nike+ will be the new title sponsor for London’s ‘Run to the Beat’ – a half marathon accompanied by live and recorded music performed to motivate runners to the finish line. A division of IMG Worldwide - IMG Challenger World runs the event, now in it’s fourth year. As part of the three-year...
London Art Run
Now this is a novel idea, if you’ve ever wanted to combine art and running and live in London this is the group for you. London Art Run combines fitness and culture with the group’s official launch run of 3.38 miles to some of London’s most famous galleries. At no charge, you can join the group for a run along the river followed by a relaxing cup of tea in the cafe at the Tate Modern. All...
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WatchThe new PUMA FAAS 500 in action. Get your FAAS 500’s here http://www.puma.com £75.00 RRP
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And on the third night...
So it’s week three of being a member of the Mornington Crescent Chasers. This week, I decided to try out to ‘gentle joggers’ group with my friend and colleague Suzanne who joined the club last week. The session started out very slowly with literally some very gentle jogging, the name does not lie. Deciding to step it up a notch, Suze and I picked up the pace to join the 9min...
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February 2011
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Check out this fab interview.... →
Courtesy of fellow runner and blogger; Run Like Elle
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How gorge is this new t-shirt from PUMA? It not only comes in lovely bright feminine colours of pink and purple, but the back is made completely of mesh, meaning its easy to keep cool even when out on a 17 mile training run. RRP £25:00
http://www.shop.puma.co.uk/Complete-Running-Graphic-T-Shirt/4050795536792,en,pd.html?cgid=12120
Mornington Crescent Chasers
Joining a running club in a new area can be daunting even if you are a regular runner, so when I moved down to London only to find more running clubs in one area than there was in Manchester and Leeds combined, suffice it to say it was hard to narrow it down.
I decided that it made sense to find a club close to work as most seem to start at 7pm and with tube being as reliable as ever, it was...
Sponsorship
If every one of my followers sponsored me just £1.00 I would be half way towards my goal total for the London Marathon Dockland Settlements pledge. Please help me raise £2000 for this great cause by sponsoring me here: http://www.justgiving.com/Victoria-Wood1
Got my official Dockland Settlements Virgin London Marathon running vest today, it’s neon green. I certainly won’t be missed!
Great run tonight to London Bridge. 6.2 miles done. Tomorrow first official run with the new running club, exciting times. All great steps towards completing the Virgin London Marathon and raising funds for Dockland Settlements.
6 mile run tonight in t-minus 30 mins!
Help me raise £2000 for Dockland Settlements charity by sponsoring me in this year’s London Marathon http://www.justgiving.com/victoria-wood1
Sorry for the lack of updates, running has been hit and miss lately due to illness. Plan is to get right back on track on Monday though as the marathon isn’t far away at all now. Resting up this weekend, but training five days a week is a must from now on until April! X
January 2011
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10 min speed session complete. Hoping to get 4 miles in tomorrow morning before work.
Training going well, 5 miles to do tomorrow and maybe a gym session too. Starting the fundraising campaign full this weekend, so keep an eye out!
Rest day
Well, today has not done as planned. Both Alex and I feel totally drained so swapping tomorrow’s day off for today. This means I am going to have to get the miles in tomorrow. Thinking of splitting it, two miles at lunch, six in the evening. It’s a good excuse to get out of the office too and refresh the mind. Off to pack my running kit!
5 miler done
Tonight Alex and I ran 5.3 miles from Canada Water to just past Tower Bridge and back. Lovely run and Tower Bridge looked gorgeous. Tomorrow’s run includes: warm up pace for five miles with 3 x timed fast pace 1 mile reps. Need to work out a suitable route. Yes, we did swap around the Tuesday/Wednesday workouts I posted yesterday, but so long as we get the miles in it’s all good.
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Interview news
New post on Edible Glitter - interview with @mrs_lexplex_ who’s going to be running the marathon this year! http://edible-glitter.com/?p=2616
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Training Plan
So this is how the training schedule looks for this week for Alex @lexplex_ and I:
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 5 mile warm up then 3 miles brisk pace (timed)
Wednesday: 5 miles steady
Thursday: 5 mile warm up the 8 x 90 secs fast, 90 secs slow
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 5 mile park run
Sunday: 11 miles slow
Busy, busy week, lots of training, but nice to mix it up with some interval work. Will post...
Glitterblog →
The ultra stylish Glitterblog, #teamwood #VLM supporter, friend and blogger of all things fabulous!
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Post-Christmas update
Sorry for the lack of posts over Christmas, Birmingham had over 8 inches of snow which impeded running to a certain extent. Happy to be back in snow free London and able to properly run again.
Alex and I had a great run yesterday, after completing two four milers this week, we have made it up to 5.2 yesterday, a new record for Alex (@lexplex_ on Twitter), I am so very proud of him.
We took an...
The adventure begins
I was really upset when I received that letter that we all dread when signing up for the Virgin London Marathon (VLM) ballot: REJECTED. Still I thought, there is always next year, not really daring to consider that I stood any chance of securing myself a charity spot. This month though, as the marathon draws nearer and 2010 comes to a close, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was still a...