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After 50 miles in two days, my quadriceps (and a few other muscles) made their displeasure known during yesterday evening, and even walking was a challenge when I got up this morning. But applying Voltarol gel to almost every moving part seemed to help a bit, and I drove back to Five Ash Down to Read more

Feeling naturally a bit achey and weary this morning, but once I hit the trail again at about 09.00 from Tonbridge, I was relieved that the ankle problem that had dogged me yesterday didn’t feel too bad at all. Already in glorious warm sunshine under a crystal clear blue sky, as I made the steep Read more

Because my preparations for a 3 day schedule had been so disappointing, at short notice I came up with a “plan B” which would allow for a fourth day, by taking a bit of the heat out of day’s one and two. A bit of last minute rearranging of transport times and pick-up locations meant Read more

It has always seemed to me that for a small town with a modest catchment area, Tonbridge and district has punched well above its weight when it comes to producing very top quality athletes. The credit for much of that must be due to the formation in 1947, and continued flourishing of Tonbridge AC. From Read more

Well, it’s almost time to get on with it! Since my last update in late February, I’ve managed Sunday runs of 18, 20, 21, 20 which have been OK, but not very encouraging. I had hoped to get up to about 25 miles, but I just haven’t managed it. At the end of each of Read more

I’ve posted previously on the general subject of racing, but there is something special about racing cross country which I think makes it sufficiently different to warrant its own piece. If you are on a track or in a road race, everyone is facing pretty much identical conditions and there’s really no variation in the Read more