Category Archives: Obstacle Course Races

A series of blogs detailing my experiences in respect of Obstacle Course Races

The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018 : Training Week 5

Posted on July 23, 2017 by jamesa

I have decided to take on Nuclear Oblivion in 2018.  You can read more about that decision here. Monday 17 July 2017 #StuIsAPlank is back and will be finished off before the end of the month !  I started the week … Continue reading →

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The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018 : Training – Week 4

Posted on July 16, 2017 by jamesa

I have decided to take on Nuclear Oblivion in 2018.  You can read more about that decision here. Monday 10 July 2017 I had kept to the 10K training plan last week and continued it on Monday evening, repeating the same … Continue reading →

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The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018 : Training – Week 3

Posted on July 9, 2017 by jamesa

I have decided to take on Nuclear Oblivion in 2018.  You can read more about that decision here. Monday 03 July 2017 I started again with the 10K training plan, having only managed to get in 1 out of 3 sessions … Continue reading →

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The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018 : Training – Week 2

Posted on July 2, 2017 by jamesa

I have decided to take on Nuclear Oblivion in 2018.  You can read more about that decision here. Monday 26 June 2017 I got off to a slow start with only my plank today.  I am still struggling to achieve any … Continue reading →

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Judgement Day 020717 – A Marshall’s View

Posted on July 2, 2017 by jamesa

I had really wanted to run at what was being billed as the final Judgement Day weekend, but as the time approached, it was obvious that I was not fit enough to give it a good enough go, so I … Continue reading →

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The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018 : Training – Week 1

Posted on June 25, 2017 by jamesa

I have decided to take on Nuclear Oblivion in 2018.  You can read more about that decision here. Monday 19 June 2017 If you are a friend of mine on Facebook then you know that I go along with every … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Verulamium Park (Team Relay)

Posted on June 25, 2017 by jamesa

Coach Tony Leary made the training session for this Sunday morning sound so simple, “Sorry for delay guys but yes planning a session at Verulamium Park 7:30 start – nothing too heavy – maybe some run loops and some team … Continue reading →

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The Road To Nuclear Oblivion 2018

Posted on June 18, 2017 by jamesa

I will be perfectly honest – I was gutted.  This had been months of frustration for me, culminating in a concentrated 25 days of that frustration, and a definite feeling that I had let down a great group of people. … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Heartwood Forest

Posted on June 18, 2017 by jamesa

Obstacle course race training was going to be different this week, with the absence of Coach Tony Leary following an evening rocking out to Guns ‘N’ Roses.  After running my slowest parkrun ever earlier in the day I had been … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Mardley Heath Woods (Upper Body Circuit)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by jamesa

We were going back to Mardley Heath Woods (you can read about the previous time here) for a session which was introduced to us by Coach Tony Leary in a quite familiar tone, “I’m resting a butt strain at the … Continue reading →

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