Ealing Eagles Marathon Training Blog

Ealing Eagles Marathon Training Blog

The latest thoughts from our VLM 2013 ballot winners, Jane, Katya, Judith & Arlene.

by Arlene Gallagher So I completed the London Marathon, but that is not where the journey ends. There is a lot to reflect on. First of all, what happened next? Well, when I crossed the line and stopped running, I instantly felt like I had been on a boat. The ground seemed... Read More

6 weeks 2 days ago

26 Miles and 385 yards down.....mission accomplished!

by Jane Armstrong Where to start in the rollercoaster that was the final week leading up to race day? Well, firstly I will start at the end and tell you that I completed the 26 miles and 385 yards in 5:07:42. It wasn’t the time I wanted as I was aiming for... Read More

7 weeks 19 hours ago

...and I owe it all to you!

by Katya Saville As I write this last entry, a small furore has broken out due to the London Marathon organisers changing the Good-for-age times needed to gain automatic qualification to next year's event. Reading the posts and realising just how desperate people are at... Read More

7 weeks 1 day ago

I did it! My version of the race

by Arlene Gallagher It was hard to go to sleep the night before. Not because I was especially nervous about the run, but more because I kept thinking I hadn’t prepared everything I needed, that I was going to turn up without my socks or something else quite crucial. It was... Read More

7 weeks 1 day ago

The Taper

by Arlene Gallagher For the last 10 weeks, I’ve been running 5 miles before the club run in the dark on Wednesday evenings. As we reached the final two weeks of the plan - the ‘taper’, two things happened, I didn't have to run as much, so the extra five were skipped, and... Read More

8 weeks 3 days ago

Too busy running to write about it

by Arlene Gallagher I’ve been so busy running (and going on holiday) that I have gotten way behind on the blog. Therefore I should warn you now that this is going to be a long one. As the mileage went up and up, I started to hate the ‘long run’. Not so much because of the... Read More

10 weeks 1 day ago

The Final Countdown!

by Jane Armstrong It is now less than two weeks and not many runs to go! There is not much to write about this time round as not a lot of running has gone on over the past couple of weeks but I am now back pounding the pavements and towpath after a nine day break and... Read More

10 weeks 1 day ago

A different take on tapering...

by Katya Saville So, in two weeks' time the organisers will be packing away & cleaning up the detritus of the marathon in central London. And the Eagles (myself included) will most likely be down the pub... I'm glad I can see that far ahead, as the last 10 days... Read More

10 weeks 2 days ago

Joining the ranks of injury

by Jane Armstrong Good news - my washing machine is on its way to being restored to former functionality and my flat will shortly resume being a Chinese laundry. Bad news is, that Jane has now broken down. Since Reading Half I have been suffering from a stiff hip... Read More

11 weeks 4 days ago

Diary of a reluctant blogger

by Judith Earnshaw I have been reluctant to write this latest blog as I am aware of how negative my experience seems to be sounding but I have been told that negative or otherwise, it is all valuable experience and I should write about it! So here we go…. I have... Read More

12 weeks 3 days ago

Training Log

Jane, Katya, Judith & Arlene are logging their training mileage on Strava: