Chatsworth 10km is a scenic race around the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in the middle of the Peak District. The hillsides are deliciously hilly, muddy and full of potential to run up and down, so why not run the Chatsworth 10km on a rainy bank holiday weekend? It seemed like a […]
Hoka Highland Fling
Nearly a year ago 12 kids from Sheffield Running Club took forth to run the West Highland Way over 5 days, I was in paradise. Fast forward a year and one ultra crazy girl took forth to run the first half of the West Highland Way – a mere 53 miles. For I bring forth to […]
Calderdale Hike Ultra
Twitter is like Marmite you either love it or hate it. I find it informative and useful for my little hobby. If it wasn’t for twitter I wouldn’t have been encouraged to do my first Ultra, or a few days previous to writing this, been knee high in bog and possess a massive bruise on […]
Edale Skyline
Edale Skyline has been an event I had always wanted to do but its one where you have to demonstrate that you have experience. At least 2 AL races, in the fell world – this is long and able to read a map and stuff like that, or done the race before. I had only […]
Grindleford Gallop
The Grindleford Gallop sold out within ridiculous hours of going on release, and I just wasn’t fast enough to get a place. I stuck myself on the waiting list in January in a slight hope of a place. Lucky for me ‘SuperSue’ from the running club was giving up her place in favour of a […]
Millennium Way
A month or so ago I stuck myself on the waiting list for the ‘Millenium Way’ Ultra as I didn’t think I would get a place in the hilly local ‘Grindleford Gallop’ a week later. 10 days before the event I was invited to register on the event – oh lord what have I done? […]
National Cross Country – Parliament Hill
Saturday morning – 8.30am, ‘Mike’s Minibus’ takes a handful of Sheffield Running Club members alongside a couple of straggles from the other side of the Pennines who were relegated to the back of the minibus down to London to run around the ‘King of Cross Country Courses’ at Parliament Hill for the National Cross Countries. […]
Conkers Parkrun #206
If you haven’t heard of Parkrun then you must be living in the ice ages. With over a million zillion free ‘timed 5km runs’ around the world Parkrun has become a bit of a phenomenon amongst Mr Joe Blogs and Mrs Brown. It’s a Saturday morning, and just like the rest of society I am […]
Hardmoors 30
It’s New Years Day 2015, how many people are in bed supporting hangovers, doing the 5 mile Hangover race or their local Parkrun? How many people are in a little village hall at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire kitted up with long running tights, waterproofs, head-torch, gloves, hat, 500ml of water, rucksack full of Kendal […]
Furnace Inn Fun Run
What a wonderful way to spend the day after Christmas – The Furnace Inn Fun Run. So its 1 degree as we make our way down to Darley Abbey Park, the Furnace Inn to be precise, a welcoming pub located on the edge of the park. The start time is 11am, enter on day. The […]