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Run 42k: Vienna, here I come
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Vienna, here I come. I could also get fed up of running very long distances, but now I've committed myself I have to, somehow, go up to the required distance. Snow and ice permitting. i.e. yet something else which could disrupt my build-up. Labels: Diary of an expatriate runner. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. In Flanders Fields 2011. Diary of an expatriate runner.
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Run 42k: March 2015
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Saturday, March 21, 2015. It was that day that I decided that I wasn't a spent force yet, and that I would build up to a marathon. Whatever happens, I've come a long way since that hot and humid August afternoon in Malta. Links to this post. Labels: Diary of an expatriate runner. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. In Flanders Fields 2011. Malta 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004. How to run a marathon.
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Run 42k: Running in Belgium
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. At first I thought there was no running community at all in Belgium. That was of course an entirely mistaken impression, caused by the fact that my mind was taken up by other considerations as I struggled to settle into a new life. It didn't help, either, that I didn't understand the two languages spoken here, and that it was winter and therefore dark most of the time. The problem with forests is that you can only run there d...
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Run 42k: Running in Malta
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. But what Malta lacks in size, it makes up for it in quality! Malta has a lively running community, with about 8 very active running clubs and 20 annual road running events, including a full marathon, three half marathons, and various 10km events and other fun runs spread out over the whole year. When would be the best time to visit? Bugibba 10K – mid-January, flat course The race starts at a seaside tourist resort in th...
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Run 42k: The Wings for Life World Run - 4 May 2014 in Ypres, Belgium
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Sunday, August 3, 2014. The Wings for Life World Run - 4 May 2014 in Ypres, Belgium. The event was named ' Wings for Life World Run. And the idea was (also) to collect funds for research into a cure for spinal cord injury. One of the 40 locations was in Belgium, Ypres to be precise. A one and a half hours' drive is close enough for me. Ypres is a gem of a town where I like to go, so I signed up. On Sunday 4 May, the lovely to...
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Run 42k: How to run a marathon
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. How to run a marathon. Most runners take up their sport in order either to lose weight, gain fitness or stay fit. Those are already desirable goals in themselves, and running is a very efficient way to achieve them. Cycling, swimming, walking and other sports are also fun, but none of them, I think, burn up calories as fast as running, and neither are they as conveniently easy to practice. 0 The big decision. 1 The first steps.
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Run 42k: And now it's 15 marathons! Vienna, 12 April 2015
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Sunday, April 19, 2015. And now it's 15 marathons! Vienna, 12 April 2015. Two years ago I declared on this blog: that's all folks! I'm now thinking that a 3 week taper is too long for me. But that's something to consider (maybe) the next time. The long, straight final 2 kilometres were long, straight, slow and never-ending. It was really difficult, and I thought I wouldn't even make 3h 45m. But I did keep running and ...I cro...
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Run 42k: Wings for Life 2015, Porto
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Wings for Life 2015, Porto. Porto is the second largest city of Portugal. It lies at the mouth of the Douro river that pours into the Atlantic Ocean. It's famous for giving the world the alcoholic drink known as port, made from grapes grown in the Douro valley and fermented and aged in cellars at the river bank close to the coast. Then we hit the coast. And the Atlantic Ocean hit back. A strong s...Pity ...
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Run 42k: April 2015
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Sunday, April 19, 2015. And now it's 15 marathons! Vienna, 12 April 2015. Two years ago I declared on this blog: that's all folks! I'm now thinking that a 3 week taper is too long for me. But that's something to consider (maybe) the next time. The long, straight final 2 kilometres were long, straight, slow and never-ending. It was really difficult, and I thought I wouldn't even make 3h 45m. But I did keep running and ...I cro...
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Run 42k: A setback... or is it?
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Diary of an expatriate runner. Many thanks, Philippides! How to run a marathon. Sunday, July 27, 2014. A setback. or is it? In spite of having announced my retirement from marathons after Rotterdam in April 2013, I had been aspiring to build up to another marathon this October 2014. My long runs had gone up to 2h45m (for approx 30km), but I was struggling to cover this much. Walking back, I realised that giving up was like a liberation. Interesting alternative scenarios opened up. I could take a ...Long ...
