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Done!

vikingforproject — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:10:54 +0000

Done and dusted. London Marathon was amazing ! 3,48 was the time which made me 8107 out of 35000 runners or so… Thanks to all sponsors! See here for official result.

Jointace– much needed

vikingforproject — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:25:59 +0000

Completed a 2hour run at Bydgøy in rainy conditions… check out that Joitace!
Gives your joints and muscles that soothing feeling after a strenuous workout.

First proper run outdoors…..

vikingforproject — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:33:54 +0000

Had a great run this morning around the Bygdøy peninsula in the inner part of the Oslo fjord! Well.. the roads were covered in snow.. but hey so much better than running on a treadmill!!!!!!

Found some pics of Bygdøy in winter ….. Buutiful

Just realised… I m a week ahead of schedule

vikingforproject — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:40:57 +0000

I have been following this training plan and just realised that the tough lap that I ran last Saturday was scheduled for tomorrow… hmm.. hope that wont change anything.

Just received a donation from a dear friend back in Leeds. Akafuna – thanks a lot.

Ballueder donates!

vikingforproject — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:21:53 +0000

Now fully recovered from the toughest lap so far. I was walking like an old man saturday night when out…

Good news! – Herr Ballueder from an organisation that helps to enhance performance from within has sponsored Shelter. It says on their website www.cb-consulting.co.uk that cb consulting is currently undergoing a strategic change and will focus more on management consultancy in the future. Please visit them again or contact them. You can also register for an automatic update.

20 miles – 32 km completed in less than 3 hours..

vikingforproject — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:01:10 +0000

Man I m like a vegetable.. realise the last 10 k of the marathon is going to be very painful!!!!

Anyone with some good advice on how to OPTIMISE my preparation the last three weeks… ??

One thing.. why I m doing this? In support of Shelter.

The lack of affordable housing is at the root of Britain’s housing crisis. The British government has made a pledge to build three million new homes – but the number of homes for social renting must rise sharply if the crisis is to be resolved.

Millions of people in the UK are forced to live in substandard and overcrowded accommodation or are without a permanent home.

Want to help out? Sign up as a campainger !

Or go to www.justgiving.com/johnbrenne and make your donation in order to help out !

Thanks to my Spanish friend Jesús

vikingforproject — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:33:09 +0000

Jesús, a friend from University, has sponsored Shelter. Thanks a lot mate!

This week I have felt like its been harder than normal to complete my laps for some reason… maybe it was that ski trip on Sunday after the 26 km on Saturday that sort of messed it up. Perhaps I didnt allow my body the rest it needed.

However I ll go for my run this morning before heading off to work.

On track

vikingforproject — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:51:50 +0000

Completed the longest lap so far in my training schedule on Saturday – a 25 km in about 2 hours and 10 min. That equals a steady pace of 11 km an hour.

Shelter just sent me a newsletter outlining their housing advice services. They advise 100000 people every year, many through their network of Housing Aid Centres. Shelter advises on a wide range of housing-related issues, including homelessness, allocations, tenancy law, disrepairs, housing and council tax benefit claims, rent or mortgage arrears, harassment and violence in the home, problems with the landlord, and the prevention of homelessness.

Looking at the London Marathon race route…

vikingforproject — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:39:21 +0000

man… its gonna be a thrill ! Cant wait to stand on that start line with all those people ! See the route here

Ran my 3 miles tonite … fartlek style.

What is Fartlek?
Fartlek comes from the Swedish word which means ‘speed play’. It refers to a kind of workout in which the runner accelerates sporadically then slows down again with no particular structure. It is a kind of freestyle interval training which includes spontaneous bursts of speed depending on how the runner feels.

Shelter provides in many ways

vikingforproject — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:12:40 +0000

Did you know that Shelters Housing Aid Centres, helpline, email advice service and housing support projects give free, confidential, expert advice to more than 170,000 people in housing need every year?

I just ran longest lap ever…. 19.2 Km on a treadmill at Friskis&Svettis … man I feel drained!!!