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...
Thoughts, ideas and some things that are in between. Mostly of a technical or sporty nature, and mostly harmless.