Norton 9 – no its not an anti virus conference or a new virus running through the Yorkshire countryside, but close, its something that’s running, its a run, a 9 mile road run in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside where 500 or so runners set afoot, a trainer or two and 1000 or so […]
Wombwell 5
When I stepped out the house this morning on a cold and foggy February and walked up to the car I did wonder what I was doing travelling to Barnsley for a 5 mile road race when most of the population would still be in bed or enjoying hot crispy toast and homemade jam with […]
Bolsover Castle
I had not prepared my mind at all, mind over race, race over mind, but that was fine I had no expectations for this race it was just a race to set me up for the year to come. The race had been postponed from 19 December 2010 due to ice. It was a perfect […]
Hangover Race
What would you do on New Years Day? Would you be suffering from a hangover from the previous evening or would you join a hundred runners in the middle of Derbyshire for a 5 miles Hangover road race in Whatstandwell near to Belper. Of course you would. The new year welcomed in some damp, drizzly […]
Percy Pud
So you smell the pressure, it was on then it was off then it was on again, postponed because Percy had eaten too much pudding and ended up snowed in. An extra weeks’ training in 2ft of snow, ice and minus 10 temperatures did not fill me with the greatest of confidence and knowing I […]
Spooky Sprint
Something to raise my spirits: On the 30th October we joined 250 ghoules and ghosts and skeletons around the National Water Centre in Nottingham to run 10km. It looked spookily flat after training on the hills of Sheffield. 2 laps of the lake nothing to fear here. WHo is going to win? No body! Everyone […]
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 Manchester Run
36 000 people, the atmosphere was incredible. I was in Orange, whilst my friend Becky was in Green. This was my first 10km race after 5 months of injury. I was aiming for a sub 50. A flat route, crowded at first but fine after the first 1km. Lots of people to pace with throughout. […]
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 […]
Barnsley 10km
A lovely autumn crisp day, quite cold to start with. The run was on the outskirts of Barnsley on country roads. A little narrow through the village at first and then people spread out. It was mostly flat for the first 4 miles as I tried to keep up with the club runners. Markers were […]