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AndyS

Last on at 8am, 14th Jan 2026
M60 Greater London
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About Me
Former blob man (150kg , 50 inch waist), now less so (but still fat).
Started Couch-to-5k on July 31st 2015, then went to parkrun in November 2015 - and got hooked. (A2002980)
Started doing longer distances - first 10k, then a half (loved it!), then trained for the 2018 London Marathon ... and the wheels totally came off. I hated the training. 4 months of getting slower and slower, and resenting running. Ran the 2018 VLM (6:04:13) - enjoyed the day immensely, but you won't ever see me training for another one (if I ever get a place, I can walk it in about 7 hours).
So still trying to recapture the enjoyment that running once brought to me, but nothing's working. Marathon training robbed me of all of the pace that I had (and I didn't have much to start with) - but worse, it's also taken away my endurance. Previously, I could go and plod out a half without too much trouble - now, I can't even run 5k without a walk break.
#loveparkun #haterunning
Recent Blogs
50 Shades of Hooray Dec 2025
Pictures of 2025 Dec 2025
Big Half 2025. Sep 2025
2025 London Marathon : My Final Marathon Apr 2025
My parkrun
Mile End parkrun
Recent Training
14th Jan
Treadmill 1.9mi 25:02
13th Jan
Virtual Ride 9.3mi 33:55
13th Jan
wattbike 6.9mi 34:01
13th Jan
General 3.7mi 1:09:41
13th Jan
Strength 0mi 30:31
Planned Races
Mile End parkrun 17th Jan
London Marathon 26th Apr
12 Month Benchmarks Run Bike
100m 10 3
200m 29 9
Mile 10:30 1:22
5k 35:00 4:31
5mi 1:02:05 7:40
10k 1:18:35 10:09
10mi 2:12:40 29:06
Half 2:59:26 39:22
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Recent Threads
The Music Game
parkrun Café
Whamageddon 2025
Things you want to say but can't
Thames Bridges challenge
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