Glenn's Training Update: Week 9
After months of training, setbacks, recovery, and perseverance, Glenn has completed the Bath Half Marathon! This is a huge milestone on his journey toward his ultimate goal—the Brighton Marathon!
We are incredibly proud of everything Glenn has achieved—not just in crossing the finish line, ...
Glenn's Training Update: Week 8
This is it—the final stretch! After months of dedication, training, and overcoming setbacks, Glenn is just days away from this momentous challenge: the Bath Half Marathon this Sunday!
Final Preparations for Bath
As race day approaches, Glenn has been stretching his hamstrings to stay limber ...
Glenn's Training Update: Week 7
Family Recharge
This week, Glenn is back from a much-needed break with his family. Spending time with loved ones and enjoying a change of scenery has helped him recharge his batteries, and now he’s ready to take on his biggest run yet – a ...
Glenn's Training Update: Week 6
This week, Glenn's training hit another milestone on his journey to the Bath Marathon—completing a 15K run! Even better, his hamstring injury has fully healed, allowing him to complete the run without any setbacks.
In an interesting twist, Glenn left the music and technology ...
Glenn's Training Update: Week 5
Training for a marathon comes with challenges, and unfortunately, Glenn faced a setback last weekend when a hamstring injury forced him to cut his planned 14K run short. Rather than pushing through, he took the time to carefully assess his injury, listen to ...
Glenn's Training Update: Week 4
On Sunday, 26th January, Glenn took on the North London Hospice – Race the Neighbours 10K, finishing in an impressive 54 minutes and 26 seconds! Cheered on by family at the finish line, Glenn described the incredible feeling of a "runner’s high" after ...
In this second blog post, we catch up with Glenn's training progress.
Glenn has been working hard to prepare for the Brighton Marathon, starting with two Parkruns this month. He says:
"My first Parkrun on 4th January took me 26 minutes and 38 seconds, and I placed 94th out ...
Glenn's Marathon Journey: Week 3 Update
As Glenn continues his inspiring journey towards the Brighton Marathon, he shares the latest on his training:
"This week's training has been going well. On Saturday 18th January, I ran a 5k, and my time was 23 minutes and 22 seconds 🙂. I ...
Hey, I’m Glenn, a volunteer for Pain Concern and someone living with chronic pain.
On the 6th April I will be running the Brighton Marathon as part of my fundraising role for the charity! My mission is to raise awareness and funds to support others facing this challenging, ...
It’s always good to look back at previous editions of Pain Matters and it’s from issue 38 that I take great delight in sharing some words for wisdom from Dennis Turk and Frits Winter, “Pain needs competition”— social contact, creativity and fun all help us to put ...
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of cookies. Read More...
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
Cookie
Duration
Description
__cfduid
1 month
The cookie is used by cdn services like CloudFare to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It does not correspond to any user ID in the web application and does not store any personally identifiable information.
_GRECAPTCHA
5 months 27 days
This cookie is set by Google. In addition to certain standard Google cookies, reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis.
cookielawinfo-checbox-analytics
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checbox-functional
11 months
The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checbox-others
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement
1 year
The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Advertisement".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance
11 months
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy
11 months
The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Cookie
Duration
Description
YSC
session
This cookies is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Cookie
Duration
Description
_ga
2 years
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gid
1 day
This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form.
vuid
2 years
This domain of this cookie is owned by Vimeo. This cookie is used by vimeo to collect tracking information. It sets a unique ID to embed videos to the website.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Cookie
Duration
Description
IDE
1 year 24 days
Used by Google DoubleClick and stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users with ads that are relevant to them according to the user profile.
NID
6 months
This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users.
test_cookie
15 minutes
This cookie is set by doubleclick.net. The purpose of the cookie is to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
5 months 27 days
This cookie is set by Youtube. Used to track the information of the embedded YouTube videos on a website.