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My First and Probably my Last Brighton Marathon

It is now two weeks since I ran the Brighton Marathon. I always regarded myself as fairly fit as I have been training for the last 19 years in one form or another.
In the mid nineties I was intrigued with the whole body building thing. I lived in London and worked in a large city health club near Tower Hill. I was the only female commuting to work on the tube, sifting enthusiastically through Muscle and Fitness Magazine instead of Cosmopolitan or Company like a “normal” young lady. As I have become more mature (ha ha) I realised that 45 degree leg presses with 25kg plates either side were not going to make my already inherited footballer legs look any more attractive, so now I manage and maintain my genetic frame by mixing it up and doing a bit of everything to stay in shape and keep my lean muscle tone. Read more…

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Posted by Roland Chandler - May 4, 2010 at 10:34

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A perfect day for the first Brighton Marathon…ouch my thighs hurt

brightonMarathon1 A perfect day for the first Brighton Marathon...ouch my thighs hurt

Brighton Marathon

It’s all over, the big day has come and gone and what an amazing day for the first Brighton Marathon. The weather was amazing the crowds were just fantastic giving us all heaps of encouragement. The organisers and the marshalls looked after us all so well keeping us hydrated with plenty of water and Powerade and in some cases handing out vaseline to those who needed it. Read more…

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Posted by Roland Chandler - April 19, 2010 at 08:42

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Such an honour and a privilege to meet the Brighton Marathon organisers

Brighton Pavillion Such an honour and a privilege to meet the Brighton Marathon organisers

Brighton Pavillion

It was such an honour for me to be invited to the pre-Brighton Marathon party at the Pavillion last night. I was truly blown away by the sheer determination and hard work acheived by the race directors and the whole Brighton Marathon team that have and as far as I know are still working around the clock to make this race possible.

Brighton Marathon Celebrities – Steve Ovette

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Posted by Roland Chandler - April 17, 2010 at 06:42

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