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Marathon training report

Well, it’s been a funny old campaign, thwarted by a tenacious cold virus. May I interest you with some stats and chart? Well, okay then. You can pretty clearly see the drop in training hours in February, the re-start when … Continue reading

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Burn To Run

Well, the time has now come to reveal the secret plan that’s been brewing for some time in my head, and F’s head.
Burn To Run
A relay race of 180 miles from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham down the Grand Union Canal … Continue reading

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Muntjac barking

Here’s a recording of Muntjac barking the other day in Whichford woods. This particular Muntjac was standing across the wood about 30 metres away, unmoving, but occasionally pawing the ground with its forefeet. It had definitely seen me creeping about … Continue reading

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The Final First (Furman) analysis

The experiment
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I have been a one-man experiment for the last 3-4 months, doggedly following the low-mileage / high intensity schedules from the Furman Institute of Running. I followed Furman schedules for 10k and HM last year with some success.
The task: … Continue reading

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Outside In – sounds of the sea

Listen to some of the sounds from Outside In online:
Go get Adobe Flash Player!

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“http://www.alunward.co.uk/marathon/wp-content/plugins/nazdrave-mp3/mp3player.swf”,
“nazdravemp3_player”, “300″, “20″, “8″, “#FFFFFF”);
so.addVariable(“file”, “/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sea_rottingdeanclose.mp3″);

so.write(“nazdravemp3_2″);

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First day – Outside In

Photos of the Outside In installation by Alun Ward at BEAM, Saturday 24th May.
You are invited to remove your socks and shoes, don the headphones provided (with optional hygienic covers), step onto the raised platforms, close your eyes, and listen…
OUTSIDE … Continue reading

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