Weight Loss for Runners

Here I am, running my twelfth and final half marathon of the year in Orlando, FL. My time was 2h35, my worst of the year, but after spending a vacation with The Mouse and all that comes with it, it was all I had. A great race in a lovely city with some great people. It’s been a great year and in no small part, enabled by Dietbet.

Me at the Oakhaven Hospice New Forest Half Marathon last weekend. A trail run, my very first at this distance and a time of 2h20. Not bad at all. Beautiful scenery in Hampshire, UK and all the money going to the hospice charity. That’s all the good news, the bad news is that while I’m nowhere close to my weight when I first started Dietbet back in January, I have put 9 pounds back on.... I feel another New Year transformer is a definite possibility, particularly since I visit Orlando and The Mouse later this month.....

Me an two of the pacers from the Basingstoke half marathon, last week. An extremely hilly course that I completed in 2h22. I was very happy with that, particularly since I ran the last 5k in 28:56 which is pretty quick for me. That’s 10 HM’s this year and just two more to go.

Complete my second best half marathon today in 2h15m47s at the Great East Run, Ipswich, Suffolk.

Completed the Clacton Half Marathon in 2h22 this morning. A coastal run with two out and back sections. The wind was strong and inj my face fonhalf the entire race!

Me approaching the finish line at the Leamington Spa half marathon on Sunday with a time of 2h28. It was over 80F again - hard work! A double celebration is due having just successfully completed my first Transformer too!

This is me at yesterday's St Albans Half Marathon, my sixth of the year. A respectable (for me anyway) 2h20 given that it was relentlessly hilly. Very hard work, but all the more rewarding for it. They gave out ice lollies and flap jacks at the end, but given that I burned over 2200 calories according to my fitness tracker, I hope you'll forgive me for eating them!