Let's get this blog back on the road. Since I last posted (sounds confessional...don't worry), a bunch of stuff has happened, and continues to.... Two more Ironman distance races ( Outlaw 2014 and 2016), a job change or two and some great football experiences. People always say this, but expect more regularity in the future :) A word about work, which sucks most of the time out of my life, so needs a mention. I am now working for a hybris System integrator PortalTech Reply . We have a large project with an orange-coloured UK airline, developing a commercial system for the airline that involves a lot of integration with proprietary and COTS software they have. It's a fascinating problem domain for an IT architect, plus I am getting my hands dirty with the technology as well. Also I am working in central London (Victoria) most days a week, which is interesting in a way, although it's a bit of a building site at the moment. Sports and fitness events also nee
I was lucky enough to be able to run the Brighton Marathon today : I did this in memory of my father-in-law (full story here ). I;ve not run a marathon since London in (I think) 1992 : the ADT era, when the finish was on Lambeth Bridge, not the Mall, and we all ran in plus-fours. Joking about the last bit. I ran about 3:30 on that day in 1992, at the age of 29, and with a lot more single-sport dedication to running. Now I am 50, I was thinking it would be interesting to see how I could run a single event marathon. Brighton is a young (4 runnings) but big race : 9000 competitors. The route starts from Preston Park, does a shimmy or two around the town centre, then sends you first east, then west along the sea front. Finish is just past the pier. Conditions were good : the overnight rain cleared up, there as a bit of light white cloud to keep the sun away, and some breeze but not a wind. I had a few 20 mile/3 hour runs in my recent training past, but two weeks ago picked up