by Neil | Dec 2, 2012 | Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
After yesterday’s mud and ice fest that was the Grim Original, todays running was a little more relaxed. My family and I entered a little 3k Santa Fun Run in Pitville Park in Cheltenham. It was a lot of fun and it was good to see almost everybody getting festive...
by Neil | Dec 1, 2012 | Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
So this morning as I waited to start the Grim Original there was an announcement that it would start slightly late as the event organisers were breaking the ice on the various ‘water features’. It was cold enough waiting to start but once we hit the first...
by Neil | Nov 30, 2012 | No Retweet, Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
As I sit and write this, jet lagged from my trip to Chicago and preparing to get one last sleep before the Grim Original, I can’t help but wonder what exactly I’ve got myself into. Back in July I was talking to a couple of the people I work with about how...
by Neil | Nov 24, 2012 | Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
With only a week until I run the Grim, I have been out for another training run in Chicago. Not quite the same muddy terrain, but it is seriously cold over here. There are some great parks close to my hotel, one of which was set up for a 5 km race when I ran through...
by Neil | Nov 17, 2012 | No Retweet, Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
This morning I decided to hit the trails in the Cotswold hills as part of my preparation for the Grim Original in just 2 weeks time. Talk about muddy. Some of the trails were so slippery that the hoof marks from the cows looked like the cows had been sliding down the...
by Neil | Nov 9, 2012 | No Retweet, Running 500 Miles, Running on Juice, Year Without Beer
Less than 5 months ago I decided to start running. I’d never run before and in fact I HATED running, but having seen my Dad complete the Southampton Half Marathon as a kid I had always wanted to follow in his footsteps and so I decided it was time to lace up my...
