My next guest for my Road to Boston series is Thomas Eller. Thomas was born and raised in Essen, Germany. He was born and raised deaf. Thomas currently works as a deaf teacher for deaf children and teens in his hometown of Essen, Germany. In September 2018 at the age of 38 Thomas ran his … More Road to Boston – with Thomas Eller
On the 13th December 2020 I took part in the rearranged Iron Ran Marathon. I am glad that the lockdown rules allowed this event to go ahead. It is most probably my final event of 2020, and certainly the last in my diary right now. 2020 has not gone to plan, in fact I had … More Iron Ran Marathon
On the 1st of November 2020 I took part in the God of Thunder Marathon, held at Denbies Vineyard by Phoenix Running events. This was originally going to be my Virtual New York Marathon, until I decided I would aim for a quicker time, and Denbies was never going to be the venue for a … More God of Thunder Marathon
On 31st October 2020 I took part in the virtual New York Marathon. I was signed up to be an official pacer for New York Road Runners and finish in sub 4 for the second year in a row. I was so excited to be back in New York, but alas that will wait until … More Virtual New York Marathon 2020
On the 12th September 2020 I took part in the Kew Garden 10k for the 4th year in a row. This year I went to race day already knowing that my plans and expectations would be changed, owing to the Covid 19 Global Pandemic. This would be the first year that I would not be … More Kew Garden 10k 2020
It is time that we all had a bit of positivity and happiness in our lives, and I want to show how quickly happiness can spread. To do this I want to use the transformative power of the run. Many people have found the love of running, and found that a simple run can put … More #ShareRunHappy
I am so pleased to have been asked by Abbott World Marathon Majors to join them for an interview for their “In Conversation with” series. So for “In conversation with Paul Addicott” we talked about my love of running, pacing, and why I believe we should run for the love of running. Check it out
Motivation can be hard to keep hold of at the best of times. However, when life is so uncertain and you don’t know what the future holds, it is particularly difficult. Usually when I try to offer some motivation I encourage people to have a target, which for me normally involves an event goal (check … More Run for the love of running
It’s all about the Pace… Over the years I’ve learnt a lot about pacing myself, and even more about pacing other people. Pace is such an important part of a race strategy, so I want to share some of my thoughts with you below. If you want to know more of my tips about Getting … More It’s all about the Pace
It is fantastic to see people getting fit and healthy. Many have found time to run more and train harder, and others have taken up running for the first time. But are you overtraining? Running is a great form of exercise that we can all do, but it’s important to find the right balance, and … More Are you overtraining?
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