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What Counts as a PB?

Personal Best. Personal Record. Whatever you call it, a PR/PB is your best time over a certain distance. Most runners know their marathon/half marathon/10K/5K PBs off the top of their head – or in particular the one they are working towards currently. Before...
Reading Half Marathon Race Recap & Vlog

Reading Half Marathon Race Recap & Vlog

1.47.52 A time I would have been over the moon with 10 days ago, and yet yesterday it was a huge disappointment. After running 1.47.15 at the North London Half last weekend, I was confident in my ability to run faster over what was deemed to be a flatter, easier...
Running a Half Marathon PB at North London Half

Running a Half Marathon PB at North London Half

Most UK races start around 10ish, so it was a little bit of a surprise to discover that North London Half had an 8.30am start, however it actually works in my favour having an early run. It did mean that my alarm was set for 5.30am to arrive at the start in Wembley...