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The Road to Torun (Part 5) – The most fun I’ve had spending £125 for a long time, Torun entry accepted .

Whilst still a few weeks to go before the registration window closes, I decided it was time to submit my entry for the 200m & 400 at the World Indoor Championships. I have to say I felt a degree of excitement hitting the submit button as it was the first time I’d ever entered a […]

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The Road to Torun (Part 4) – Happy New Year, Sore ribs, The show must go on.

1st January 2023, day one of a brand new year with brand new opportunities … thankfully back training again after taking a tumble before xmas, albeit with sore ribs. Today was a tempo session of 10x100m at a steady pace. I hope 2023 brings you health, happiness and much success. Until next time …

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The Road to Torun (Part 3) – The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley

Is a well-known proverb from the Robert Burns poem ‘To a Mouse’ that I can resonate with right now, after the unfortunate altercation I had with the track on 22nd December.  My tumble has brought my ‘best-laid’ training plans to an abrupt halt this week due to a problem with sore ribs. However, rather than getting […]

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The Road to Torun (Part 2) – It was supposed to be fun

One week down already and not the start I would have hoped. In the North East of England we only have a 60m indoor training facility at Gateshead Academy of Sport, so when we get snow, which isn’t very often, then it makes training more of a challenge.  At the start of the week, we […]

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The Road to Torun (Part 1) – Dreams, Discipline & Wine

‘The Road to Torun’ is an online diary of my 14 week journey to the World Masters Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland that begin on 26th March 2023. This will be a training aide and hopefully a lasting memory of the preparations in the run up to my first World Masters Championship. I have to […]