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Running THE Marathon - following in the footsteps of Pheidippides... kind of!
As I sit on a very turbulent plane back from a week in Athens, Springsteen’s Out in the Street ringing through my headphones, I reflect on the great experience of running the streets of THE marathon a couple of days ago. As a kid, I was fascinated with mythology and ancient history — the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians in particular. I was lucky enough to visit Rome for a second time in 2016 for my 30th birthday to see Springsteen play in the historic Circus Maximus. Ten years
Ben Watson
Apr 156 min read
The Ultra Diaries 1 - Ultra Marathon Training: 'why? you're an idiot'
Citations are included because the text came from your attached document. Monday the 25th of March 2024, the start of a new training block… only this time, it's for an ultra marathon. Firstly, thanks again for coming back. I'll occasionally chuck in a training update into a blog as I'm going. This isn't my first ultra marathon. In fact, it will be my 3rd ultra in 12 months, 4th in total, with a couple of training runs that have/will hit the “ultra” distance (50km+). I've actu
Ben Watson
Mar 29, 20246 min read
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