by Emily Gibbs | Apr 14, 2014 | Runners Blogs
Well, it’s all over. HUGE kudos to every single person who ran, walked, limped or hobbled over the finish line of yesterday’s London Marathon. It was the perfect day for it – London in the sun at its best, with thousands of well-wishers cheering...
by Emily Gibbs | Apr 12, 2014 | Runners Blogs
There’s been a lot published this week about how to survive your first London Marathon. Ten things no one tells you and top tips from elite athletes. But nobody seems to have touched on the pre-race TERROR that takes over the week before the big day. On Sunday,...
by Emily Gibbs | Mar 23, 2014 | Runners Blogs
In three weeks I’ll be one of 35,000 runners taking part in the London Marathon. As those thousands of people will attest, just getting to the start line is 90% of the challenge. Here’s what the past three months of training have revealed.. 1. You know...
by Emily Gibbs | Jan 26, 2014 | Runners Blogs
Rather belatedly, I’ve found myself signed up to the London Marathon. There are just 11 weeks until race day so to keep things simple I’ve decided to follow a three day a week training plan. The details are below. This is a great schedule for those who are...
by Emily Gibbs | Jan 13, 2014 | Runners Blogs
One of the best things about running is the chance it gives you to explore new neighbourhoods. Not only that, you get to experience different times and parts of the day while others are sleeping, slumped over a computer, battling the commute home or slothing around at...