I ran for a bit, then when I was about to start the return part I stopped, and hence walked a bit. Still, passed the post office on the way, so got stamps to send postcards back to England. Click on piccy for draggable map.


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The last time I posted I said that I was about to take part in the Great South Run (and shamelessly plugged my justgiving sponsorship page (which is still open)). It's only fair I post an update to say that I finished and hit my target, which was to keep running all the way without stopping to walk. You can see my speed as a function of time here ( Read more... )

Cor, so the Great South Run is this Sunday and I don't seem to have pulled out, so I'll be running 10 miles for the first time ever. I managed 9 miles last weekend, so I think it'll be okay. If any of you fine livejournal people are planning on being in Portsmouth on Sunday let me know and we can meet up for a post-run drink ( Read more... )

At school, I was not terribly sporty. Mostly, this was due to not being very athletic. Indeed, I was always the slowest runner in my year - at least until someone joined the school in the third year who was even worse than me. Aside from being slow, I lacked stamina, and don't think I ever made it round the entire 300m loop of the school's ( Read more... )