Today’s lunchtime run in “flyover video” By Nic Price on 25 October 2011 — 1 min read (Update 16 Dec 2011: I’ve had to remove the embedded video, as it always autoplays every time anyone visits this website. V annoying!) You can see it on the mapmyrun website. A natty feature courtesy of the folks at MapMyRun. You don’t feel the hills quite so much in bird’s eye mode 🙂 More
Ten toes running diary – Day one By Nic Price on 22 March 2011 — 2 mins read I recently bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers running “shoes” after reading about barefoot running on the Britmilfit website. I’m not currently doing Britmilfit, but have done over the last ten years and can thoroughly recommend it. Today I was able to put a last minute client rescheduling to good use, and finally had... More
Running away with my thoughts By Nic Price on 16 September 2010 — 1 min read Just wondering if Twitter is changing the way I think. Even just thinking that sentence through as I type it, I wonder if I might tweet it, and subconsciously estimate the character count. (54 if you include the full stop, which I may not) I think of my best tweets when I’m running. Well, they... More
My Dad’s running the London Marathon and raising money for Myeloma UK By Nic Price on 18 March 2008 — 1 min read This year on Sunday 13th April, my Dad is running in the London Marathon. He’s a London Marathon veteran, but this is his first since breaking a bone in his neck two years ago in a near fatal fall while walking in the Swiss Alps. This year he’s raising money for the cancer charity Myeloma... More
What do I do to keep fit? By Nic Price on 19 April 2007 — 1 min read Nigel tagged me a wee while ago and I’ve finally had a moment to respond. Here are a few things I do to keep fit: Running – it’s my Dad’s fault, and it’s his Dad’s fault! There’s nothing quite like it for clearing my mind. The more undulating the better… the Yorkshire Dales and the... More
Running track question By Nic Price on 23 January 2007 — 1 min read Why do we run in an anticlockwise direction on a running track? Has it always been anticlockwise? Is it clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere? [No, actually scrap that] Does it mean top athletes’ descendants will have shorter left legs than right? [Actually scrap that one too] More
Gmaps Pedometer By Nic Price on 9 May 2006 — 1 min read Brilliant Google Maps hack, just what I’ve been looking for. Work out how far you’re walking, running, cycling etc. using virtual map pins. Turns out I wasn’t far off when I guessed Sunday Circuit at 10km in an earlier post. Using Gmaps Pedometer here’s the circuit at 9.7km (I’d add 300metres to get to the... More
26 miles 385 yards By Nic Price on 21 April 2006 — 1 min read Good luck to everyone doing the London Marathon on Sunday. It’s been years since I ran a marathon (I did 3 Londons and the Vienna – very different atmosphere and architecture!) – but last night I was moved to tears by the inspirational stories told in the BBC’s run-up to the marathon programme. Steve Cram... More
Good luck Paula! By Nic Price on 17 April 2005 — 1 min read Good luck London! Links: Paula Radcliffe London Marathon London 2012 More
Sunday circuit By Nic Price on 13 March 2005 — 1 min read Good run… Up Dunstans Road and turn left (South) on to Lordship Lane Opposite Harvester on South Circular go through gate and up Cox’s Walk to Dulwich Woods Up hill over disused railway tunnel at back of Sydenham Hill Wood (Nature Reserve) which comes out on Sydenham Hill Turn right along Sydenham Hill to mini-roundabout... More