Orla roared laughing when I told her what I did for training today, which I thought was a little mean, but makes me think you will probably have the same sort of reaction. Again, it’s worth stressing, my right leg is still injured and I have to be very careful with it for a while… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 93
Arms are killing me today. Stupid swimming, that’s the last time I’ll don one of those little hats and subject myself to such toture, I suspect water-boarding would be about the only more tortuous thing involving water that you could be subjected to. Anyway, after swimming yesterday I was scheduled to hit the cross trainer… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 81
Ryan Phillips – Marathon Training – Day 81 – Friday 15 January 2010 Today was another day off from Marathon Training. Or, as I should properly call it, a rest day. Having done the 3 mile jog on the threadmill yesterday, my legs are a bit tired, but not injured or feeling too shabby so… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 80
Ryan Phillips Marathon Training – Day 80 – Thursday 14 January 2010 Back to the gym today, and a little bit of gym rage. I’m used to going to the gym in the afternoon, but I got help up yesteday doing stuff so I didn’t get to the gym until just after 6pm and it… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 78
Day two of the 10km training plan (which seems me up to 10km standard and pace in 11 weeks, or so it says) called for a 3 mile jog to follow up on the 4 mile run on Sunday. There was more snow today, so everywhere public was still a bit ifffy and hard to… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 77
Looking back on day 77 (which I can do, since I’m posting this 4 days afterwards on day 81) I could easily say that I didn’t do any training because my training guide said not to and that it was bad to run two days in a row at any time, but particularly at the… [Continue Reading]


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