Ben's Great Run

The diary of a my struggle to run a half marathon for Alzheimer's Society; the training, the diet, the chafing, the hilarious anecdotes...

7 Mile Run

This is a new 7 mile run along the river from Putney to Barnes, which maps out at 3.5 miles there and obviously the same back. The route actually follows the length of the Varsity Boat Race, which was the inspiration for the run. It’s quite a rugged terrain (not paved) which can get annoying when running on what is essentially rubble. 

I’m trying to stretch my run to increase the distance now, and will be putting together a proper plan to increase distance over the next couple of months. Eventually I’m hoping to run to Barnes and back before running to work, which will total approx. 13 miles.

— 1 year ago