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I started running in July 2004 to train for my first ever race, the Bristol Half Marathon. Since then I have run for 2 running clubs, I changed clubs with the hope of making some big improvements over the next few years. After trying my hands at virtually every distance from 800m up to half marathon over the course of about 3 years, I've discovered I quite like the shorter stuff.
At the start of 2008, I decided to switch to 800m/1500m and changed my training to target those distances. In my first track season, I managed to get my 800m PB down from 2:16 to 2:09 and 1500m PB from 4:51 to 4:29. I make YouTube videos about running, you can view my channel at youtube.com/craigbridges Show More...
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2024 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
2024 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
2024 | 111 | 101 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
2023 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 65 |
2023 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5 | 6 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 42.7 |
2023 | 42 | 70 | 54 | 68 | 82 | 67 | 59 | 101 | 44 | 44 | 108 | 75 | 815 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 114 |
2022 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
2022 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
2022 | 79 | 26 | 54 | 41 | 76 | 51 | 41 | 51 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 477 |
2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
2021 | 95 | 109 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 380 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
2020 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
2020 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 80 | 98 | 90 | 41 | 73 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 447 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
2019 | 47 | 14 | 59 | 24 | 70 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 50 | 79 | 44 | 70 | 671 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
2018 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
2018 | 75 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 70 | 101 | 75 | 49 | 81 | 34 | 636 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2017 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 44.9 |
2017 | 66 | 106 | 76 | 57 | 73 | 26 | 84 | 104 | 131 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 938 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
2016 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 7 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 52.4 |
2016 | 107 | 96 | 130 | 103 | 88 | 55 | 90 | 92 | 73 | 155 | 114 | 59 | 1161 |
2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2015 | 5.6 | 6 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 58.9 |
2015 | 92 | 79 | 117 | 139 | 65 | 89 | 66 | 104 | 160 | 107 | 105 | 113 | 1237 |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2014 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 5 | 6.5 | 43.1 |
2014 | 172 | 87 | 110 | 120 | 145 | 122 | 102 | 97 | 123 | 130 | 109 | 77 | 1394 |
2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
2013 | 30 | 93 | 148 | 84 | 96 | 95 | 107 | 82 | 72 | 105 | 59 | 135 | 1105 |
2012 | 101 | 141 | 93 | 119 | 62 | 63 | 22 | 38 | 86 | 71 | 30 | 0 | 826 |
2011 | 40 | 76 | 71 | 25 | 21 | 57 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 383 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 92 | 116 | 109 | 144 | 97 | 70 | 65 | 94 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 33 | 1050 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | 161 | 86 | 127 | 99 | 101 | 17 | 85 | 119 | 40 | 81 | 116 | 108 | 1141 |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 191 | 170 | 177 | 175 | 154 | 175 | 160 | 164 | 177 | 156 | 139 | 114 | 1952 |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 |
2007 | 141 | 57 | 48 | 58 | 119 | 119 | 132 | 113 | 113 | 138 | 158 | 164 | 1359 |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 109 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
2006 | 90 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 97 | 102 | 73 | 98 | 77 | 115 | 796 |
2006 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 92 | 49 | 37 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 352 |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 36 | 55 | 66 | 50 | 62 | 344 |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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Out and back along Greenway cycle track while Tyler was at Beavers. My legs weren't too bad, mainly just stiff and tired (I think still recovering from Sunday's long run). The main problem I had was tummy pains and the desperate need to empty my bowels (twice) after nearly 3 miles - it's the first time that's happened in a long time. Also, some of the cycle track was flooded (water flowing over the top of the tarmac from the banks) from all the rain we've had.
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Team Thie circuits number 172. 3 sets of 25 seconds on/5 seconds off. A lot easier than the previous session!
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Loop around Norton on a cold, miserable winter evening. I had a crap day (well have had a crap couple of months) and so needed this to cope really. My calfs and hip flexors were very tight and fatigued, they struggled for the last few miles but I got back in one piece (just).
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A slow run (with some walking) from home down Waterside Valley and up to Haydon Batch, a loop, down and loops around the fields near Westfield Trading Estate and back up then two more loops of the batch. My legs felt sore, stiff, and extremely tired. My right calf was very tight/knotty.
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Walk around Ammerdown Wood while Tyler was at gymnastics. The ground was very wet and muddy/boggy.
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From Radsock out and back along Colliers Way in what I thought would be very heavy rain, but luckily was light rain for almost the entire run - it started getting heavier in the last 3 miles. I didn't think my legs would hold out for the entire 12-mile goal but I'm pleased that they did. I stopped once 2 minutes in for a quick pee and then ran the rest without stops and picked it up more towards the end (probably sub 7 min miles on the way back). Calfs and hip flexors were tight and sore before but they held out better than expected (helped a little by putting some cream on them). This is my longest run since 1st October 2017 (I looked it up!) - so over 6 years! I'm hoping to build up to half-marathon distance (or beyond) - just a mile more to add, so I'm going to need a longer route!
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Walking around Norton part and the Greenway while Tyler was at theatre class and then a bit more with him around the skate park after.
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Run from Hope Centre back to the house following Eunice on the bike after taking the bike to Radstock for a free 'Dr Bike' inspection. I had to cycle it to Radstock and Eunice cycled it back home. After quickly popping into the house I did another 4 miles around the estate. My calfs were particularly tight and fatigued by now, but just about held out for the run. My hip flexors were also feeling fatigued and tight - in fact, all my muscles were achy and tired, mostly from circuits 90 minutes earlier.
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Team Thie circuits - 2 sets of each exercise all the way through - 35 seconds on, 5 seconds off, so quite a tough one. I skipped mini jumps and side skaters to save my legs. Also, didn't push too hard on some of the exercises.
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Easy-steady around Haydon Batch after a 70-minute plus call with HSBC about where I am with the mortgage payments and between my mum coming around. Legs were tired, stiff, and achy, especially the calfs. My left achilles and calf have been playing up since Sunday's long run - I think it is sciatica, so I'm hoping lots of stretching and taking it easy will clear it.
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Out and back along Colliers Way from Kilmersdon after dropping Tyler off at school. Legs were heavy, stiff, and tired and calfs were really tight and starting to knot up. I wanted to get the run in first thing to make sure I could do it before cleaning the house all day.
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I woke up this morning, went to the kitchen, looked out the window, and saw white - the garden was very unexpectedly covered in snow. I hadn't planned to run today to let my calf's rest more but within 5 seconds of seeing snow my immediate reaction was "quick get changed I'm recording a virtual run!" Annoyingly the snow was already starting to melt by the time I left the house, plus it was sort of spitting/drizzling, which meant the camera kept getting wet and ruining the video. I did most of the home to Whitehall evening spring loop, going around Holcbome Church and then back via the farm instead of SOTF and Chilcompton. The ground was very went and muddy and combined with the (now melting) snow, very hard work. The video is going to be a bit rubbish and it was a lot of effort to film, but hopefully, I can use some of the best footage for the time machine version I'll make later in the year, just need to record the summer and autumn versions now.
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Out and back from Bathampton along the canal in BOA direction while Eunice and Tyler were at church. I had planned to run from Pultney Bridge but there was no parking, in fact, I had to drive all the way to Bathampton and then drive around and finally park in the George Inn car park (3 hours free). It was a beautiful sunny day (that started as a crisp frosty one) and felt relatively warm, which of course meant it was packed. I've never seen so many runners/walkers along that section of the canal at a time. I saw Paul King about 3 miles in, gave each other a high five, and then I carried on aiming for at least 4 miles before turning around. I got to 4 miles and decided to go for 5. One of the more exhausting parts of today was the constant weaving around people plus trying to dodge/jump the numerous puddles. The other unusual thing today was near the turnaround point the canal had been blocked off to other boats and pretty much drained - I guess for sludging? I've never seen it drained before, so it was quite interesting. The path was very wet and muddy in many places, so I was pleased to find some 'dry' and gravely sections. The time is an estimate based on checking the clock on my watch. Going out I didn't really clock the time but it was something around 35/36/37 minutes for the first 5 miles and then going back was definitely 33/34 minutes. I kept the pace nice and steady/strong toward the end, so the last 2 miles felt tiring. My legs were tired and I felt a little fatigued today but the calfs did surprisingly hold out, despite being tight/knotted/fatigued - I think putting hemp gel on them helped.
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From home down to Radstock, up to White City, a little loop around the fields, and then back via Midsomer Norton Park. I did some drills on the 5-arches and then 12 efforts of approximately 30 - 90 seconds, including 4 hills, the last being a big one up Pit Lane to the factory. My legs were very stiff, especially my left hamstring during the warm-up - then it felt sore/fatigued for the rest of the run. My legs got really heavy after the 7th effort, but pleased to get the session done. My legs, especially calf's, were really tight, sore, and fatigued by the end.
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Team Thie circuits - sets of 25 seconds on, 5 seconds off, with 30 seconds recovery between sets.
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I had planned to do a 7-mile loop from Haydon to Ammerdown Wood and then Writhlingon, but my left hamstring was really playing up, very tight and sore and I noticed this within less than a mile. My legs were generally sore and tired anyway, especially after cleaning the house all day. I also had to walk a lot because it was very muddy and I didn't want to get too covered. I decided to head back once I reached Kilmersdon and my hamstring complained all the way back to the car. I wonder if I pulled it on Tuesday doing the fartlek, it felt tight and sore that day too. I hope it's nothing serious but feels like a micro tear or some sort of sciatica issue.
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Walking around Ammerdown Woods while Tyler was at gymnastics. No running today, my legs are still recovering and my left hamstring is still sore/damaged.
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Running around the estate and playing fields (8 laps of the playing fields, dodging dog walkers) on Mother's Day before going out. My legs were very stiff and my left hamstring started to moan after about 2 miles. I don't think it would have coped with any more mileage.
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Swunch at BOA. I turned up to the office forgetting there was no meeting. My whole body feels achy and very stiff, especially my hips/legs. My lower back was very sore before the swim too. I could feel how unbalanced I was while swimming too. Pleased to get in 2km at least. The left hamstring coped OK with that.
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Walking to the church from my parent's house and along the trail at Ham Wall Nature Reserve to try and see the Starling Murmurations. I had to carry Tyler most of the way in my arms going back- he's not light now, about 21kg! Luckily we did manage to see some of the murmurations in the distance.
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Out and back along the cycle track from Radstock towards Frome while Tyler was at Beavers. My left hamstring was still sore and tight, it didn't like it after about 2 miles, but I got back in one piece. It didn't feel too bad after the run, mainly tight and sore. My lower back was sore and tight, especially the left side, which corresponds to the hamstring.
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Team Thie circuits. 3 sets of 25 seconds, 5 seconds off. Not too hard a session today.
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7 laps around Haydon Batch. I felt very tired today, my legs felt heavy, stiff, and very achy - a lot worse than I'd expect considering how little I've done in the past week or so. My left hamstring just about coped, but it wasn't happy - also my left hip flexor and achilles were very tight.
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Walking around Ammerdown Estate while Tyler was at gymnastics. I got there late, so didn't have much time. Cut it short, but also walked down the hill from the tower for the first time.
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My first run from Westbury-sub-Mendip. Went to my parents house for Sunday dinner and quickly plotted a route that went along Strawberry Line to the next village then up to Ebbor Gorge and back via Deerleap. The views at the top of the hill before Ebbor Goorge were spectacular but the hill was a beast! The trails around Ebbor Gorge were very wet and muddy and the gorge itself was very tricky to navigate down, it's a very steep, narrow, rocky stream/trail that's slippery and impossible to run down, I had to walk slowly. I also kept stopping to take photos and videos. After the gorge I ended up getting lost without realising until I reached the quarry, which was way north of where I needed to be. I followed what looked like the footpath until it abruptly ended. I managed to make my way through those fields following what seemed to be deer tracks (although there were human footprints too) and even managed to climb the barbwire fence and take a sneak peak look at the quarry. After that I headed back down via Backlane. I had planned a route that was about 5.4 miles, so added over a mile. My whole body was feeling stiff and achy today, especially my calf's and hamstrings. My left hamstring was not happy, especially for the last few miles and those hills really took it out of me. I walked a fair amount of the hills and pretty much the whole was down the gorge.
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Hair cut and walking around Norton Batch area while Tyler was at theatre group.
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