Why do bagpipers run when they play? They’re trying to get away from the noise. And that was the sound of the weekend as I exited Waverley Railway Station on Friday afternoon to have a weekend in the gorgeous city of Edinburgh in order to get away from England and to run what I thought […]
South Yorkshire Half
What a strange and spontaneous day today. How to go from a 5k to a 21k race in the space of 15 minutes. So I was all geared up for a 5km road relay race as part of the Northern Relay event in Catterick alongside 5 other Sheffield RC women for a 6 legged 5km […]
Bupa Great North Run
This was the big one, nothing to do with Roller coasters in Blackpool but one of the largest half marathons in the world – Newcastle to South Shields. I had completed a half marathon only once before 12 months ago on the same territory, uninjured and clocking in a respectable 1 hr 46 mins and […]
Bupa Great North Run
After a 200 mile drive to Newcastle the day before, running around Newcastle trying to find some nice pasta and 4 hours sleep due to the disco going on in the basement of the hotel, we still managed to complete this grueling and my very first half marathon race. Stepping out into Newcastle city Centre […]