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October 2016 – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. Went for a run, a very nice run in the country. This year so far I have done a total of 1083 miles and regardless of what I do in November and December this is my best total since 2012. This is not in small measure due to the challenges organised by Awesome Virtual Running Events. And I am grateful to have been able to get encouragement each month through that forum. How many are your works, Lord. In wisdom you made them all;. The earth is full of your creatures. You ask and ...
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June 2016 – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. We are nearly at the end of June and my monthly total of running is 152 miles, which I am really chuffed with since it’s the best I’ve done since 2011! In December of that year I achieved by best ever monthly total of 179 miles. Back then I was routinely running 5K parkruns in under 22:30 and in January 2012 I got a half marathon PB of under 1:45. It was shortly after, that things unraveled for me when I started to get heart fibrilations. June 29, 2016. The route from Woodhou...
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July 2016 – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. I love the sequence in Toy Story 3, where Buzz Lightyear has his “factory reset” button pressed in order to make him think he was a real space ranger again and turn against his friends. While his friends tried to get the real Buzz back they accidentally switched him into Spanish mode and the resulting sequence was halarious! So what does a “factory reset” mean for me? So reset pressed, batteries charged and ready to run! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIVUK. July 31, 2016. July 31, 2016.
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The good, the bad and the ugly – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. The good, the bad and the ugly. Firstly the good. Hasn’t it been a brilliant GB performance at the Olympic Games in Rio? Another good thing was the Escrick 10K that I ran today. It was a lovely flat course in the countryside with a great atmosphere and I am not surprised it’s so popular. The bad bit was the fact that I am still struggling to get a descent time although I felt OK so its just a matter of sticking with it! My Great North Run number arrived on Friday and Mo Farah...
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Maze Runner – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. I remember moaning about how pedestrian-unfriendly Telford was, but I owe that town an apology because in terms of pedestrian un-navigability, Telford can’t hold a candle to Gatwick Airport. Before you ask, no, I’m not flying anywhere, simply staying overnight in a convenient location; I’ve already driven for 5 hours today and another 230 some odd miles home today isn’t going to happen. Doing it in the dark doesn’t help and I am very glad to have my trusty head torch! Firstly...
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Boxing Day – Chevin Chase – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. Boxing Day – Chevin Chase. The idea of doing a running blog was initiated by me thinking of signing up to “Janathon” where you are supposed to do some kind of exercise every day and blog about it. Then, last Tuesday I found out that I have got a London Marathon place (though my running club, the Rodillian Runners) and I thought it would be cool to write a blog about my training journey to London (and do Janathon). View all posts by richardmann55. December 26, 2015. You are co...
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Old men will dream dreams – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. Old men will dream dreams. Something happened this weekend which has caused me to re-evaluate what I can achieve in running. It has made me dare to hope that I can achieve things I would never do again. In short, it has enabled me to believe in myself again. By sheer coincidence, there was a 24 minute pacer running on Saturday (the amazing Wayne Herbert) so I had a way of gauging progress without looking at my watch all the time! This experience has brought home to me that ju...
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Iron Mann (or not, as the case may be) – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. Iron Mann (or not, as the case may be). In the immortal words of VIctor Meldrew: “I don’t belieeeeeeeeve it! 8221; First, I got diagnosed with hypothyroidism (don’t ask), then paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (trust me to get an unpronounceable heart disease), then hypertension (don’t know where that came from), in February of this year I ended up with a chest infection and now, wait for it… I’ve got flipin iron deficiency anaemia! Http:/ bible.com/113/1th.5.18....Deacon at Rot...
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November 2016 – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. I heard a story of a man who was going to Heaven and was told he could bring one physical thing from his life on Earth. Since he had a lot of gold, he chose to bring that. When he arrived, one angel looked at him with a bemused expression on his face and he asked “you brought pavement? O I’ll take the knock thank you very much! Your hands shaped me and made me. Will you now turn and destroy me? Remember that you moulded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again? Someth...
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September 2016 – Marathon Mann
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Richard Mann's Running Blog. Because it’s there. Why do we do it? I know this is a question that a lot of runners ask from time to time but the more important question for me is: Why do we like it? As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 NIVUK. Http:/ bible.com/113/pro.27.17.nivuk. September 25, 2016. Leave a comment on Because it’s there. There’s wine in them there hills! At one of the wine/water stations someone made the crack that they had turned water into wine. And the ...
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