The Double Half Marathon Weekend
As most people know by now, racing is my favourite pastime. I've done my fair share this season, clocking my 60th race after Sunday's Garstang half marathon, along with race 59 on the Saturday, after running the Great Langdale half marathon. Saying that, another thing that most of you will now know is that I'm not a road runner either! Now some of you might be thinking, well running is running, you use your legs & lungs while battling psychologically to push through the pain barrier, but, more seasoned runners will know that there is a difference between the fells and the roads, both in terms of terrain and the type of running you do. Anyhow, this double had been planned for a couple of months, with all my racing I keep a good check on my race calendar and my diary is planned well in advance but my training doesn't always match up to certain races. I'm a firm believer in training to race & not racing to train. By that I mean I will train hard a...