Today I did my very first Park Run in Sheffield, 38 weeks after the first one started many 38 weeks ago. A gorgeous sunny Saturday morning, my friend arrived at the crack of Dawn apart from she is called Becky not Dawn and we ventured down to Endcliffe park – one of two park runs […]
Race for Life Derby
Great run in Darley Abbey Park. My first race in 5 months due to injury. I didn’t expect a great time but got a PB. It felt a very comfortable race. I ate 3 hours before, drove down to Derby, and walked down to the park. Yeah, I can run. It’s just for fun. There’s […]
Big Fun Run Sheffield
Having completed the Big Fun Run in Derby a month or so before, I knew what to expect, mainly for the novice runner and jogger hence the “fun” element of it. Only 200 or so runners, yet Graves Park is not just for the novice runner with its hills and grassy banks making it quite […]
Big Fun Run Derby
The big fun run in Darley Abbey Park was just for fun with only around 200 runners joggers walkers and dogs. Just a bit of fun. It was a hot day luckily the run was in the shade. The gun went off and I kept within the top 10 of all runners throughout the event. […]
Race for Life Sheffield
This was the second Race for life at Sheffield Don Valley Stadium I had taken part in so I knew the route, and knew what to expect. Two of us were running this special event. We managed to squeeze in relatively near the front to avoid some of the walking crowds. The route took in […]
Race for Life Birmingham
The NEC was buzzing with 1000’s of women dressed in pink for the Breast Cancer Race for Life in Birmingham. I was with a group of friends – 5 of us in total, some who were running, some jogging and some walking. A very emotional day for the group due to personal reasons. This was […]
Race for Life Derby
My first run since breaking my ribs so I wasn’t expecting a great run. We got mixed up with some of the walkers so were admist the crowds to start with. The first 2km involved dodging the joggers and walkers then when the hill approached many started walking, which is when I gained momentum and […]
Race for Life Sheffield
My first ever 5km Race for Life at Sheffield Don Valley Stadium greated me with a sea of mass pinkness. I felt a little left out even though I supported a “Breast Cancer” vest. A very emotional start as videos of heros of thsoe who have battled with this deadly disease flashed on the big […]
Nike 5km Finsbury Park
A very hot day in Finsbury Park as the 4th “Run London” 5km series took place. The usual outfit of different start times with a star appearance by Paula Radcliffe. The route was 2 laps around the park including extra water half way around due to the heat, and the obligatory silly signposts to motivate […]
Nike 5km Victoria Park
After cycling some 10 miles or so across London to Hackney I was already dead legged when I arrived. There seemed less runners than in January as this my second “Run London 5km” I was determined to beat my first 5km time. The route was one and a half laps of a very flat park. […]