23.9 Miles….Twas My Last "Longest Run" Before The Real Maccoy!! – The Brighton Marathon
Brighton Marathon Route 2010
Reason being.. my partner in crime (marathon training partner) had informed me the week before that she was going to be in Manchester to see Cirque De Soleil!! Well… faced with another Read more…
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Blinded by my own salt – training for The Brighton Marathon
FitFoxy Brighton Marathon Training
I’m training so hard for the Brighton Marathon right now, I’m concerned I may be responsible for wearing out the tarmac on my usual routes from Brighton to Ovingdean.
I’m well aware after the harsh winter we had, that the Brighton council needs all the spare tar it can get its mitts on to cover the vast array of pot holes it already has. So being the thoughtful type, for my 15 miler this Saturday I decided to run in the opposite direction away from Brighton towards Worthing and wear out their tarmac instead.
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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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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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Only 16 days left…. look after those Brighton Marathon bodies.
FitFoxy at after the Brighton Marathon
With only 16 days to go to the Brighton Marathon, I am hoping that runners are being sensible enough to taper down and allow their bodies the essential rest and repair they need to enable them to get through the big day.
Specific Brighton Marathon Training
I have been in the fitness industry for 13 years, and over the last few months have paid regular visits to the Official Brighton Marathon website.
I have read several unfortunate comments Read more…
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Brighton Marathon Training taking its toll? No flagging allowed, dust yourselves off and get going
FitFoxy & Marianne at the Brighton Marathon
Hi, Sherry Chandler (FitFoxy) here, I’m another Brighton crazy who has been training my socks off for the past eight weeks for the Brighton Marathon big day. I wanted to share my experiences, good and bad, over the next crucial few weeks with you guys – and offer some helpful advice too.
Brighton Marathon Diary
Read my blog posts that follow to give you a peek into the ups and downs of training for the Brighton Marathon. I will be giving many little nuggets of advise with regards to Read more…
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