Do you ever look at the last played you played a song you really like on iTunes and think ‘how has it been that long?’ I do. I can’t believe I haven’t even played this track in 2012. Little Brother provided me with one of the best performances I have ever seen in the flesh at the Jazz Café back in 2009 and my love for them has only grown since then. Check it out.
Artist: Little Brother | Track: The Way You Do (Remix) | Album: The Chittlin Circuit 1.5
RDC Younger graduate Nathaniel has come leaps and bounds since graduating from the programme last year and he’s now here to provide us with his report of running one of the greatest races that this world has to offer.
My Virgin London Marathon Race Report is up!
As we say, this is so much more than a medal.
Lets do this, beer awaits!
It’s our final stand for everyone
that’s been here from the start
or came in half way through
laughed with us
cried with us
ran with us
The race is tomorrow. TOMORROW. Fast forward 24 hours from now and I hope to be drunk off beer and life. Let us hope that we can make that a reality, okay?! I’m going to have a little stat breakdown to recap in a different way. I hope these posts have provided not only a physical image for everyone but a mental one too of what training has been like for me and my peers.
Here we are, nearly at the day of the race. I like to think back of the sacrifices we make when training for a marathon or any event similar. As much as I hated my training plan, it’s helped me become a better person and aiding my journey into adulthood. Please note that doing this marathon is a big thing for me. I can’t stress that enough. When you commit to this thing, it is a big step in your life, nobody can take that away from you. Read below and lets get into it.
Friendships have been crafted
with experiences shared
all building up to this
day
this great day that we take on
London
Whilst training I’ve taken part in two races. The Paris and Berlin half marathons, they were both great experiences that have helped me as a runner but there was a race before both of these that really shaped me into the runner that I am today. There was this one experience during Run To The Beat last year that funnily enough, happened when I was at my worst.
Training just becomes a part of life. It’s a part of my routine now and me and my friends have adjusted to it. People know that I run in the evening during the week and in the morning on the weekends. The life I suddenly find myself living reminds me of Haruki Murakami. I remember reading that book and thinking that he was crazy for running everyday…
This Weekend is London marathon Weekend and Sunday will see our most ambitious project to date. The RDC Supporters Zone will be located at 767 Commercial Road. Roll Through and say hello.
There will be tears
Training is coming thick and fast but my body has adjusted. It’s the mental aspect of everything that I don’t think many of us are prepared for when we train for these sort of events. We look at plans and don’t factor in the strain it can bring upon someone to not see their close friends and family regularly. That’s the hard part of marathon training. The loneliness.
We awake. The day is here.
The seconds, minutes, hours, days
weeks and months are all for this
for this one
day.
There’s not long until the Virgin London Marathon now. Here on the blog I’ve decided to do a daily countdown to one of the most important days of my life.
So, here it goes. After going out on those Sunday runs, RDC Tuesdays and runs in between - we finally reached Berlin.
You could say I had a very different experience to the majority of people who ran that day. I didn’t anticipate the outcome at all, but now nearly two weeks later I can…
More like Love Dem Crew :)
I went out for dinner with one of my best friends on Sunday evening and we got talking about fitness, body improvements and all that jazz. Anyway, she wants to make some improvements in her body and I offered whatever advice and help I can give. I reminded her that Skinny is not a word and nothing that anyone should ever aspire to be. Fit and sexy is the way forward.
