The Mad Runner
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Saturday, May 24, 2025

It's Been a While Since My Last Post

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 ... but I have still been running and riding. Honest. Still putting in 6-8 sessions a week. I've built up a good endurance base. Shifti...
Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Nice Run in the Sun

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So, today I went for a loop of Flaxley in the sunshine. My legs felt pretty good, despite a full-on Bike session yesterday. I felt so good, ...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Building Distance

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It's been a few weeks of fairly low-key training, although I've been building my long run every other week. I'm up to around 15k...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Still Progressing

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 I rounded out the final long stage of the Tour de Zwift the week before last, with a cracking ride. 90mins at threshold. Beautiful. Finishe...
Sunday, February 09, 2025

There Probably is Something to Zone 2

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I've been cracking on with the Tour de Zwift. I've now completed the long, medium and short courses of stages 1 to 5 with stage 6 in...
Saturday, January 18, 2025

I Hate This Cold Weather

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It does not make it a very attractive proposition to get out for a run. I have been out a few times but most of my training over the last co...
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Well That's Christmas Done and Dusted

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Absolutely cracking ride on Zwift, the Tuesday before last. Zone 2 it definitely was not! It was a full gas hill climb on the Epic KoM and I...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Almost Time to Say Goodbye to Another Year

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It's funny how things change. When I was at my running best, almost 20 years ago, I hated training and loved racing. I once ran 30 races...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Zone Two Experiment Continues...

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There was no long run last weekend, blame Bert. Instead, I got out for shorter 9k blast Friday. Not quite a PB but I guess my legs weren...
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Up and Over in One

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It has been a long time since I've run up and over May Hill starting from the A40 at Barrel Lane all the way to the top - without stoppi...
Saturday, November 09, 2024

Finally Set a New PR on the A4136 Climb Segment

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It's been steady progress on the training front. More of the Zone 2 - obviously. Intermingled with some good interval sessions on the tr...
Saturday, October 26, 2024

That's Torn It

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Well not really but I have slightly done my foot. Today's medium run ended slightly shorter than planned because I turned my foot on a s...
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Well That Was a Turn-up for the Books

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So, after about eight years out of the orienteering game, I stepped back into the ring. I've kept my membership live in the hope that on...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

The Weekly Update

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It's been another solid week of zone 2 but I did miss Wednesday's bike session. Tuesday's treadmill session was hard work as I w...
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