A holiday pause
Apologies for the lack of posts in the last two weeks. Paul and I have been on holiday in Mallorca for the last eight days, and only just got back this afternoon.
Before that, we both had an utterly manic week. Paul was doing hostile environment training in Germany to prepare himself for reporting from Iraq in October (I'll let him tell you all about that), while I was running around like a headless chicken sorting out all our travel arrangements for the day he got back. A little more than 18 hours after Paul touched down at 11.30pm on September 19, we were jetting off to Mallorca. And in the gap, we had to drive from Stansted up to Brum to drop of his camera equipment at the Mail office, and get as much sleep as we could before driving back down the Gatwick to catch the plane. It doesn't sound like it needs much organising but it does.
So, after all that, I have not run a single step for a week and a half. Shameful I know, but I decided I needed a holiday more than I wanted to achieve my target time, and I refused to run myself down more than I was feeling already by that point. We both took what we felt were well-deserved rests for the week.
But I will be back into it from Tuesday. It will be interesting to see what a week and a half off has done to my speed. Three weeks left before the race, so I hope not too much damage!
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Paul Bradley - Paul Bradley is a Birmingham Mail reporter trying to get fit and stay fit.
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whats the best running shoes
I would say it completely depends on your own personal feet. Everyone has different shaped feet and everyone walks in a different way, which means having the right running shoes for you makes a surprising amount of difference.
I recommend Sweatshop (I think there is one in Brierly Hill, Dudley), which is a sports and athletics equipment chain directed at people who actually do sports and athletics. Unlike shops such as JJB or Sports Soccer, staff at Sweatshop examine the way you walk and run (some shops will have a treadmill for this reason), and select a shoe according to where you put the most emphasis on your sole.
When I went into the Sweatshop closest to me, I told them I couldn't spend more than £50, so they worked with me according to my budget, which was handy, but a decent pair of trainers may cost more than that depending on your feet.
One tip I would definitely give is to get trainers that are AT LEAST half a size larger than you would buy normally, as your feet slide forwards when you run. If your trainers are any smaller than that, you will probably find blood blisters underneath your big toenails, which will then make your nails fall off. Trust me, I've been there!