Oct Mileage

Total Oct Mileage =
130+ miles

SAXON Update

SAXON will be released in the UK and other EU countries on Jan 12th 2009!!! :)

www.saxonthefilm.com/news

The book is now availbale at www.amazon.co.uk - type "Saxon the screenplay".

Silly Dog

Today a dog come up to me - not attacked - but run up to me happy and nuts...it run into my shin and my legs - I knocked him over and almost out!! LOL Silly dog ;)

Sept Mileage 121 Miles

Sept Mileage - 121+ miles.

I am ot at my peak mileage at the moment and will not raise it much til Nov or Jan, this will help me stay motivated and injury free...Longest run in sept was 3 hours or so...Post 50 mile recovery going nice :) after 7 weeks.

AUG Mileage

110+ miles

A nice easy month after my 1st Ultra. But did a 80km this week :) Want to hit high mileage Nov - I find if I ease my way back into high mileage, I avoid injury. Peace.

SAXON release date

SAXON will be released in the UK on Dec 8th 2008 and available to buy at the usual retail stores and online systems! Yah!!!!!!!!!!

www.play.com

www.amazon.co.uk

www.peccadillopictures.com

2009 Running plans

2009

Finishing with the monster Hadrian's wall run of 84 miles!!! (Subject to change)

FEB - The Moonlight Ultra 30 Mile challenge
MAR - The Hastings Half-Marathon
APR - The London Marathon
MAY - The Viking Trail Training Run (35+ miles)
JUNE - The SAAB/Solomon South Downs Marathon
JULY - Dartford Half-Marathon & 2nd Viking Trail Training Run (35+ miles)
AUG - The 50 Mile Challenge Ultra-Marathon
OCT - Hadrian's Wall 84 mile National Trail

SAXON - The Story thus far!!!

Thus far - SAXON was nominated for the Michael Powell award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival & Best UK Debut feature at The East End Film Festival (Sold out) in 2007 and 2008 BUT it also WON the Best New Feature Film at the European Independant Film Festival in the Spring of 2008...The Buzz created by the above attracted the BBC London team to interview the Director Greg loftin for BBC London.

SAXON's Producer appeared in Moviescope magazine in the section "One to watch" & the
SAXON producer will be interviewed by Movie Mogul and appear in an interview real soon.

Production is under way of SAXON the BOOK and this will be released with the DVD in the next few months...watch this space.

July Mileage

Total July mileage :-

201 Miles

Steve's Marathon PB's

Half Marathon - 1:33
Marathon - 3:41
Ultra-Marathon (52.4 miles) - 12:01

100 next???

The 50 Mile Challenge - Sun 10th Aug 2008

Yes...I finished it in bang on 12 hours...It was bloody tough & I wondered why it was officially called a 'challenge' and not a race or an Ultra (which it was) - well, 52.4 miles actually...Well, it was called a challenge because it was bloody tough!!! It was tough and hot and there were puddles and stinging nettles and slippery riverside concrete and broken pathways and 2 foot grass condensed like sand and high winds throughout the day but I bloody well did it...can't walk though at the mo...lol...need a few days R&R.
This is one tough run...but I shall be back for more... :)

The Ultra-Taper

This is the difficult bit...not running or running short distances as opposed to running my regular Weds 12 miler. So i cross train with some core strength/weight training and yoga stretches and maybe a 2 miler with some fast burst in between them. Today I shall get on the rower and fantasize about being in the GB Olympic rowing team! LOL (What is this LOL shite??) Reading Anton's blog for some inspiration for Sunday's 50 miler.

www.50milechallenge.co.uk

Only a few days left...stay hydrated Stevie and eat well but not like Jubba the Hut!

Running In The Rain

Running in the rain...I love this experience...it's life at it's most refreshing...It's July here in the UK and pissing down with rain and that's a typical British Summer!! LOL - BUT I love running in the rain...makes me feel fresh...plus I save money on my own water bills and can have a shower whilst running in a Kent field. ;) So if you wake up and see it raining, don't think, "Oh no...I'm gona get wet..." So What!!! Get out there in that rain, get refreshed and stop being a big girl's blouse...I love running in the rain.

June Mileage

June Mileage Total: 148+ miles.

British Dogs & the braindead owners!!!!!!!! GGGrrrr

Just at the end of an easy 90 mins Cross Country through the beautiful Countyside and lanes of Kent, England and at the end through my village two huge great Wolf like - these things would be at home on the plains of the USA - come dashing at me and barking...Luckily I've stared at a Lion in South Africa...so it gives me balls the size of Tony Soprano & they stopped in their tarcks BUT what gets me are the owners...I'd love to bite their arses!!! Toss pots!!! Where the hell was the owner?? Probabley having his brain drained from all the tosh and selfish shite they've been mentally and physically ingesting!!! Rant over.

Barefoot running

Just taken this up and always add 10/25 mins of it at the end of a run in my Adrenaline's...it rocks!

Running London for 5 hours

Sunday, "G" and myself ran for 5 hours from North to Central london taking in several parks and Heaths...here's how rate it...heading South...
5am Alexandra Palace - Not bad...apart from the chav scum hanging out and still high on thier drugs...
6am Finsbury park...not bad but route there through dis-used path was awesome and got a nice "Goodmorning" from a crack head and his 'lady-friend'.
7am Hampstead Heath - Gorgeous- could run here all day and did some barefoot for 30 mins...No dog turds either...always a good thing.
8am Regents park and Camden Canals...Nice and some seriously hot chicks!!! WOW!!!
9:30 START WORK...that sucked!! lol

Stick to Hampstead Heath and regents Park - beautiful!!! :)

27+ miles...5 hours nice and easy and chilled...

SAXON & Exibitors/Cinema programmers

SAXON is being screened today to Cinema Programmers/Exibitors...fingers crossed...

Running & Dogs

I am fed up of Dog owners who have no control over thier animal...I am referring to Dogs coming at you during a run - even though you slow and stop - and they bark insanley with thier teeth gagging to bite ya...Here's a message for all of you Tosspots...learn some voice commands you wankers! It's not Gizmo or a Care Bear...It's a strong mammal with big fuck off teeth...show some respect for you fellow human being by controlling your K9!!! Idiots!

Best Post Run Recovery Drink

Ice cold shandy beer and then a couple of pints of Guiness!!!

Fav Running Shoe

To date it has to be The Brooks Adrenaline GTS and ASR's!! Fantastic!!!

SAXON website

SAXON's website is updated quite regular - so check it out & the www.imdb.com

www.saxonthefilm.com

Ultra-Marathon Training

I am training for the 50 Mile Challenge and mainly using the 25 min running and 5 min walking method and I can go for hours - I did with my buddy "G" the Coastal Viking Trail and some which was a total of 35+ Miles and then had 7 pints of Guiness - this method of running rocks!!!

www.50milechallenge.co.uk

SAXON wins award!!!

SAXON won Best New Feature Film at the European Independant Film Festival in April 2008 - my first featured film part!

www.saxonthefilm.com/news

My Running History

TOTAL Yearly Miles...

2005 - 550+ Miles
2006 - 1480+ Miles
2007 - 1510+ Miles
2008 (Thus far) - 774+ Miles by May 31st 2008

RACES & EVENTS

The Kent Coastal Half Marathon 2006 - 1hr 34min
The Hastings Half Marathon 2007 - 1hr 34min
The Dartford half Marathon 2007 - 1hr 33min
The Great North Run 2007 - 1hr 39min
The Hastings Half Marathon 2008 - 1hr 35min
The London Marathon 2008 - 3hr 41min

SAXON in UK Cinemas 2008

It's looking as though SAXON will hit UK Cinemas in the late Summer of 2008.

www.saxonthefilm.com