Tom’s Next Step

Today’s world run blog posts take me through Malibu and Los Angeles. There are a couple of videos included too. It was one of my favourite times on the world run, with so much happening and things to see. I …Continue reading →

I knocked over a 4:13 km this morning. Nothing spectacular about that, though it was relatively easy. However, having just turned 60 a couple of days ago, it makes it my fastest ever kilometre since turning 60. Only a temporary …Continue reading →

Sorry for the long gap between posts. I’ve been pretty busy. Consequently, there are five blog posts today, from my time running down the Californian coast. This was one of my favourite stretches of the whole world run. By the …Continue reading →

For the first time since early last October, I ran a small faster section – 1 km in 4:31. It’s slow by many people’s standards (certainly by my younger standards), but a lot faster than my recent running. The good …Continue reading →

Nine years ago yesterday marked the beginning of my North American leg, starting from San Francisco. Below is a video from that day, along with the daily blogs.   Feb 12, 2012   Distance today = 28.56 km; Total distance = 1922.96 …Continue reading →

I received my MRI report yesterday. I have a bone marrow oedema, which means I have excess fluid buildup in one of the metatarsals (foot bones). It has most likely ensued from a stress fracture incurred as a result of …Continue reading →

I actually receive the results and report from my MRI on Monday. I’ll finally know what the problem is – I hope. Anyhow, today’s world run blog posts take us from Feb 3-6. These include my time running through the …Continue reading →

Today’s reposts from the world run entail three days of past blogs; Jan 31 – Feb 2. The video below was taken on this very days nine years ago, at the top of the Kaimai Pass in NZ. I was …Continue reading →

I mentioned on Thursday that I reached 6,000 days of running without a day off. For the record, I totalled 102,598 km during that 6,000 days, averaging 17.1 km per day. Admittedly, that average was boosted by the run around …Continue reading →

Today marks a milestone – it’s the 6,000th day in a row that I’ve run without a day off. That’s almost sixteen and a half years. Will I make it to 7,000? I guess it depends on the results of …Continue reading →