In Which I Make My Triumf Triumpfi Tryumph Happy Return
Check check… Is this thing on?
Hi. You may remember me from such blog posts as “that race recap” and “that other race recap.” Its been a while though, and your memory isn’t what it used to be, so let me remind you.
I’m Marc Hemingway and I’m a runner.
You look nice today.
So where have I been! Nowhere really, I did York Marathon (was aiming for sub4hours) and didn’t write up my race recap. Not sure why, it was always in the back of my mind to do it but as the days turned into weeks, other races were raced, and I thought “I can’t recap this race til I recap York Marathon.” Before you know it, seven months have gone by since you SMASHED YOUR TARGET OF A SUB FOUR HOUR MARATHON (3:59:15 to be exact.)
Not long before it I got a new 10k PB (old one was 50:12) of 47:57 in my home town run in Bradford.
Since then I’ve run three official 1/2 marathons, Mad Dog 10k for the fourth year in a row, a few 5ks (one dressed as Santa) and got a new 5k PB of 23 minutes dead.
Not sure what else I can tell you apart from I’ll be back to my old style updates constantly now, and that I’m training for a 24hr run in August which will be… Holy balls…
Thank you to everyone who’s messaged asking why I’ve not updated for ages, and hope you have managed without me. You’ll be ok now.
(Also, I almost adopted a duck. But you knew that.)
Good to “see” you again! Happy training!
Congrats on the sub 4hr Marathon. I’ve only managed that twice with a PB in London in 2002 of 3.57.52. Got around in Manchester this year in 4hrs 10 which was not good enough for a good for age at v65 but pretty cool I thought. I’ve read your blogs and congratulations in the amazing strides forwards you have achieved. Suggest you adopt a whippet for extra speed!
Peter
Some of those santas look really serious!! Is that what they call a fun run?😆😆 nice to see you back.
Yes! £25 entry, free Santa suit!
They look like they’d rather have paid a tenner and skipped the outfit!!