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MBNA Chester Marathon 2011

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

At MBNA Chester Marathon we aim to put the runner first by organising a world class event. Our race will start and finish at Chester Racecourse which will provide a spectacular backdrop with outstanding facilities for both runners and spectators.

Date & time: Sunday, 9 October 2011
Venue: Chester Rugby Club, Littleton, Chester, Cheshire, UK

The route will be on closed roads with only 182m of climb, covering 17 miles in England and 9 miles in Wales. You will enjoy a great atmosphere in the city before heading out to the Cheshire and North Wales villages, returning along the banks of the River Dee for a grandstand finish at the Racecourse.

Drinks stations will be at every 2.5 to 3 miles, with bottled water and sports drinks. There will be chip timing with halfway splits. All finishers will receive a quality goody bag, as well as a technical T-shirt and a bespoke medal.

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 5

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Week 5

Well I’m certainly starting to feel the pain on Mondays after my long distance runs on Sunday mornings. This week I managed 12 miles on Sunday but really paid for it on Monday as my legs were pretty stiff.

Pete, Our Resident PT

Pete, Our Resident PT

I tend to get a tight IT Band (Iliotibial band) which can give me knee pain from time to time but luckily I took some advice from Leggit’s resident Personal Trainer Pete Morton who has given me some really good stretches and massage exercises to do after training which keeps it at bay.

Aside from that, everything is going well, my times seem pretty consistent and so far the distances have been challenging but more than achievable. This Sunday’s run was 12 miles and I managed to complete it in just under 1 hour 40 minutes – fingers crossed I’ll be able to achieve the sub four hour marathon time that I’m hoping for.

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 4

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Week 4

MyMotiThe blisters on the bottoms of my feet haven’t gone away so I’ve decided to bite the bullet and invest in some new trainers before they get any worse.

I over-pronate when I run (the outer part of the sole of my foot hits the floor before the rest of my foot) which means that my trainers need to support my foot in the right way to prevent a more serious injury.

run-stabilityWhether it’s because I’ve had them a while and they’ve worn away or just that I’m using them a lot more, I think my current trainers must have been giving me too much support which is why I’ve got the blisters. Mid week I popped into my local running store, My-Moti who gave me a full gait analysis and a new pair of Nike trainers.

A couple of sessions in and my new running shoes seemed okay, but I knew that Sunday would be the real test. We were spending the weekend with friends in Surrey and although we had a night out on Saturday I mustered up the motivation to tackle my programme’s 9 miles as soon as I got up, I finished the run and although tired, my feet and blisters all seemed fine.

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 3

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Week 3

Well, the Sunday run went loads better than expected, running around the Shropshire countryside was really pleasant and a nice change of scenery from my training so far. I was meant to do 6 miles at an easy pace and whilst the pace was easy, we unfortunately got lost and accidently ended up running 9 miles instead!

The rest of my training this week has gone pretty well, thank goodness all of the snow has gone now, whilst running on the beach is good fun, its definitely more of a slog than on the roads and difficult to run a decent distance.

Started to get blisters on the inside of my soles the last few days – I’ve invested in some good blister plasters so hopefully these should do the trick but I have a feeling I may need to invest in some new trainers soon….

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 2

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Week 2

Well, if the snow wasn’t a pain towards the end of last week it certainly is this week, cold, wet and now icy and slushy; my Monday lunchtime run took a lot of motivation.

Starting to get the hang of Tempo runs now. This is a 30 minute run split into four 7 ½ minute sections. The first section is run at an easy pace, the second section at a medium pace and the final two sections are run at a hard pace.

Slightly concerned about the Sunday Run this week as I’m going up to Manchester for a friends Birthday on Friday and then have another party in Shropshire on Saturday night. Still have decided to take it easy on the alcohol for both evenings and am planning a run with my girlfriends uncle early Sunday morning.

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