A week after the White Rose Ultra I was to help my lovely best friend Becky to complete the Derby 10. 10 miles around Derby. You may ask why, for I like trails but I also like my best friend and there is a purpose to this, an amazing purpose a bright light of hope. […]
Calver Trail Race
After doing the Limestone Way Ultra at the beginning of October with the Dark and White event guys I thought I would enter the Calver 10 mile trail race at the last minute (literally), knowing how organised the Limestone Way had been it could be fun, right?. Again, close to home, and cheap promising tea […]
Wheatley 10
I was looking for one step up to my last event the Longshaw 10 so decided to keep the 10 in the picture and do one called the Wheatley 10 out near Retford. A silly choice for me given that I like hills and Retford area is flat as a pancake. But it was advertised […]
Burton 10
Burton on Trent was brewing a range of pbs for a 10 mile race involving a few 100 local runners and me. Starting off at a leisure centre, taking in park paths, housing estates and more park paths, double time. Run run run. I wasn’t racing this because ultimately I am too lazy to race […]
Chesterfield Spire 10
This race had always been held at the end of August and always clashed with other events, so when it came up that it was the first Sunday in July myself and friend Becky jumped in to register. As it clashed with the Tour De France coming to Sheffield the field would be a little […]
Double or Quit
What better way to spend the evening of the 1st September 2012 running a 10 mile trail race – double or quit. The name says it all, you can double up or you can quit after 5 miles. Little did I know that I would be doubling up for the rest of the evening after […]
Bupa Great South Run
Portsmouth was crisp and cool on this late October Sunday morning. Over 20 000 runners gathered on the promenade for the Great South Run. Unfortunately I was put in green the last wave to go, but I managed to get to the front of green. A completely flat route and plenty of space at the […]