A trip to the lakes was not supposed to end with a broken leg. Crack. So take a picturesque camp-site nestled a couple of miles away from Keswick in the Lake District just 5 days after giving up my desk job to pursue other more active things. Mix it up with one runner and a […]
Belper Rugby Rover
Belper Rugby Rover 30km (18.4 miles) was nearly not set to take place but after negotiations the race directors once again put on a faultless event. I really wanted to race this event as I had raced it in 2012 and was looking forward to seeing where I was at with my running. In addition the […]
Half Tour of Bradwell
Destination Bradwell, a little old lead mining village nestled in the heart of the Peak District, supporting the ‘Long and Half Tour of Bradwell’ either a very tough 33 mile 6300 feet Ultra trail fell run (Long Tour) or a more mild option of the 15.5 mile 3000ft trail fell run (Half Tour). Last year […]
Crich Momument Race
Crich memorial race is a great way to spend a really hot sunny Saturday afternoon in the middle of Derbyshire. I ran the race last year and bagged first female in dead on 53.00 minutes. I remember turning up 10 minutes before the race started, entered on the day, wonky number, wrong socks, wrong shoes, no […]
Darley Abbey Parkrun #113
Back again lined up on a hot Saturday morning in Darley Abbey, two in a row, this is getting rather habitual, or would be if I made three in a row. What is going on? It was the second weekend of my swimming course so again it made sense to have a go at a […]
Darley Abbey Parkrun #112
My first Parkrun in ages, my favourite Parkrun at Darley Abbey because its not so much running round in circles but running around in just 2ish circles and most of that is not running on concrete. The journey to Darly Abbey Parkrun may seem a little odd when I have x5 Parkruns much closer, one […]
Ramathon Half Marathon
This was the second year of the Ramathon, last year I raced the event, this year I was pacing my friend Becky around the course. However it was almost like a different race as the course had changed, rather than starting at Elvaston Castle it started at the home of the Ram’s – outside the […]
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 […]
Chatsworth 10km
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 […]