Category Archives: Summer Fan Dance 2014

A series of blogs detailing my preparation for The Fan Dance in the Summer of 2014

The Fan Dance training : Week 7

Posted on July 6, 2014 by jamesa

Week 7, and it has all turned very real… This week’s blog is brought to you by Kitten Von Mew because it is time for the Fan Dance. Monday 30 June 2014 I was in the office and doing an … Continue reading →

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Avalanche Endurance Events : Summer Fan Dance 2014

Posted on July 5, 2014 by jamesa

The basics behind The Fan Dance are pretty simple : it takes place in the Brecon Beacons, starting at the red telephone box at The Storey Arms, going straight up to the summit checkpoint of Pen y Fan  before descending by … Continue reading →

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The Fan Dance training : Week 6

Posted on June 29, 2014 by jamesa

Week 6, and this is my final full week available for a push… This week’s blog is brought to you by Dr. Frasier Crane as Debbie completes her journey from the couch to a 5k. Monday 23 June 2014 I … Continue reading →

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The Fan Dance training : Week 4

Posted on June 15, 2014 by jamesa

Week 4, and moving swiftly on from the St Albans Half-Marathon to the Wolf Run… This week’s blog is brought to you by Simon Bush and Lyndsay Mottram, because it’s time for the Summer Wolf Run, and we all know … Continue reading →

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Warrior Adrenaline Race (September 2014) Training Camp 1

Posted on June 14, 2014 by jamesa

Regiment Fitness are putting on 3 free training camps in the build up to the Warrior Adrenaline Race in September and I intend to go along to the first two of them (the third is the day before I run … Continue reading →

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The Fan Dance training : Week 3

Posted on June 8, 2014 by jamesa

Week 3, and I need to keep pushing on whilst preparing for a half-marathon this week… This week’s blog is brought to you by Icarus, because after my running of the St Albans Half-Marathon today, him and I have the … Continue reading →

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St Albans Half-Marathon 2014 – the race !

Posted on June 8, 2014 by jamesa

The day of the St Albans Half-Marathon had arrived and the good thing from my point of view was that I could walk down to the event at my leisure because the start was only about a mile away from … Continue reading →

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The Fan Dance training : Week 2

Posted on June 1, 2014 by jamesa

Week 2, and I need to keep the running going and step up the bootcamps… This week’s blog is brought to you by Twang, because he brought us Celebr8. Monday 26 May 2014 So many things conspired against me on … Continue reading →

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The Fan Dance training : Week 1

Posted on May 25, 2014 by jamesa

Week 1, but not really the first week of training for this… This week’s blog should be brought to you by hope and a prayer because it begins the final preparations for my running of The Fan Dance, but instead … Continue reading →

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Paras’ 10 training : Week 11

Posted on May 18, 2014 by jamesa

Week 11, and I need to get over the holiday without delay… This week’s blog is brought to you by the Club Leaderboard of the Avalanche Endurance Events club on Strava from last week, because thanks to my walk towards … Continue reading →

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