The Paris Marathon Grand Depart

The 4 Ps: My Bitter Sweet Finale

A week has now passed since the Paris Marathon, and I've spent the last 7 days reflecting on the experience and what I (and 40,171 other people) have achieved. Paris is one of my favourite cities having lived there about 20 years ago - so I was looking forward to a weekend in this special city. … Continue reading The 4 Ps: My Bitter Sweet Finale

Keep Calm and Taper

The 4 Ps: Taper Tantrums

Last Sunday I celebrated after my 22 miler - the longest and last of my long runs - was over. Mostly, because it signified the beginning of the taper - time to ease off the training in the last three weeks running up to Paris! But boy was that a mistake to celebrate so early... I woke on … Continue reading The 4 Ps: Taper Tantrums