Kesha - Blow

It's a blessing that I am now in the Eye of the Beanz Hurricane Storm... my word I am glad as I have been spending some hours today accompanying Ian J Berry on another 60 mile JOGLE Ultra tester. He did loads better on this run and his ankles are in fine shape tonight mainly due to his use of Stability Training Shoes.... Lesson learned I believe. And well done to him.

Another 60 miles tomorrow will test this further and hopefully see him start the JOGLE Ultra in the best shape possible both mentally and physically.

More tomorrow... let's hope it doesn't snow too much eh?

Distance - Toxic Federation

We've got Ian J Berry with us today and tomorrow running 62 miles each day in preparation for this year's Jogle ULTRA.

It's an interesting transition for Ian to go from sub 2:45 marathon man to running over 60 miles a day for 16 days...

It was a real tester today as Cardiff threw it's worst at him, and me for just 26.2 miles on some very testing roads and pavements out as far as the Rhonda.

Ian did a good 62 miles in the end and his approach to the race has been completely transformed in just 26 days from being in a junk-mile fog to now having a more focused, conditioned approach to undertaking the UK's toughest footrace.

Just have to get his ACS sorted out...

Nice one Ian - same again tomorrow.

London Calling - The Clash

Well we've been out on the 'New' Tribesport London ULTRA course today looking at the first 11 miles - between Grove Park and the old start at Streatham Common. The new section is SO different to the subsequent bits that follow and the Capital Ring signs are 100% reliable so if you are worried about getting lost - well you won't 'cos you can't. As we didn't once...

I must say that Cardiff-London-Cardiff was a long day out and tonight we have Ian J Berry, one of this year's JOGLE ULTRA runners with us for a couple of 60 milers over the next couple of days... it's non-stop in our house!!!

We'll keep you posted on his progress...

Keep on Running - The Spencer Davis Group

No doubt I will be banging on about my fast arriving 50th birthday next month... and what did come to me today was that here I am at 50 years of age and am able to go out and run injury free and in complete comfort - when I know that there are so many folk of comparable age that can't.

I am very lucky indeed? I won't tell you that it's easy and I fade in comparison to Jenny on the amount of miles and sheer speed of my running BUT for a middle-aged bloke, I'm in pretty good shape.

When you look around, it's easy to see complacency to exercise and food, especially down here in Wales where we are told there is a 50% Adult obesity rate. I know that I want to keep in shape for as long as possible, especially as I head into my next decade and keep running my marathons for as long as I can.

Let's see if tomorrow's run is just as exciting...

Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

I saw that cigarettes are now £7.33 for a pack of 20... that's quite a price to kill yourself really [and yes thanks Mum (77 today btw) as you will say that ex-smokers are the worst, but I will continue] and going on the average of the 14-a-day habit, @0.37p a fag makes it a £5.18 daily expense or a massive £1890.70 per year, if my 'C' in O Level maths is right.

Now, there are 10 million smokers in the UK which means as a nation we spend £189,070,000,000 on the little devils!!! It's mind blowing... or it blew mine anyway. Sir Walter Raleigh has a lot to answer for... in his defence he did bring the potato back so I can thank him for my favourite Roasties but I wonder what he would have thought of the £189 gazillion year business that he created.

The only people profiting are the Government of course as it receives £10bn of the loot to pay for the £5bn people who are suffering from Smoking related diseases costs the NHS...

Makes you wonder eh? Might be better to spend the money on getting people to give up in the first place? We do have £5bn to spend on the ads!!!

More later... oh and if you want to quit just email me rory@rorycoleman.co.uk

History Repeating - Shirley Bassey

I was asking daughter Pearl (6) what she was doing in her lessons... and there wasn't too much about the Romans, Saxons and Vikings. What I did realise is that even when you have learned of the Roman Invasion of Britain etc.... King Knut and Boudicea that the only person who ever uses this information is Tony Robinson and his bloody Time Team.

Why do we spend so much of our School time worrying about 1066, 1485 and 1642 when in fact 2012 is far more of a concern.

To some folks horror, there's no need to parrot off the major events of history or know anything really as Google has the answer to all known questions it seems. The local Pub Quiz and Times Crossword has never been so easy!

Makes you wonder why we actually ever needed to know anything apart from the act of having to be able to learn... or maybe what the national curriculum decided.... makes you think eh?

More tomorrow...

Someone is watching me - Rockwell

Someone must have been putting Miracle-Gro on my eyebrows as they are out-of-control... Jenny pointed out one hair in my left eye-brow that was longer than any hair on my head! What's going on?

Pulling it out was a most painful experience, my word you girls have it tough!!! How do you do all that plucking, pencilling and even tattooing?

Anyway, I must say it was the toughest thing I did today as I am plainly knackered from last weeks running and this weeks travelling... makes you wonder how I will cope with the training for my old favourite The GUCR145 and a potential UTMB later in the year...

Maybe a taste of my own medicine will point me in the right direction and it's time to get some miles in before our UR45 weekend. Hopefully we will see you there eh?

More tomorrow... and thanks for the 'Waldorf and Statler' on my blog comment Brucie - here's to a few more last mile whoopings by me bird!!! :-)

Everything Counts - Depeche Mode

As the great Dave Gahan once said 'It's a competitive world - Everything counts in large amounts'... and plenty of this was done today. Muggins without watch or Garmin was completely buggered really as I did 105 laps of the Enigma Track Marathon in Milton Keynes.

Race Organiser, Dave Bayley did a great job really and a big kitchen clock at the start/finish of each lap would have helped no end. I did run bloody hard all the way on this baby and my 3.44 time is an alright reflection of my effort.

What the race did have was a great atmosphere and lapping and being lapped by others was most uplifting. Seeing Jenny get a new PB was just glorious to witness. Shows all that hill training is starting to work eh? My next offensive is Luton where I know that a three lap 26.2 awaits and I can get closer to the 3.30 mark...

More tomorrow as the old legs are now f**ked!