With my two best mates running this race too and having done the 5km course a few months before I was looking forward to this race. All trail so a bit of a scramble at first with cones and bends getting in the way. I latched onto another female runner and we followed each other […]
Race for Life 10km
A gorgeous setting for this undulating run around the grounds of Kedleston Hall near Derby. A very narrow start meant it was difficult to get a good pace at the start. A very tough hill around the 3km mark on grass, though I managed to overtake a few people going up the hill. At the […]
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 […]
Bupa Great Yorkshire Run
The beginning of September, the air is crisp, cool and perfect for running. This is why so many runs take place in September. With my mate by my side I drop down a wave so we can run together as I was put in orange. Really well organised for the 8000 runners packed into Sheffield […]
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 […]
Dewsbury 10km
It was minus three degrees when we reached Dewsbury, this was supposed to be a potential PB route, I was looking forward to this race despite the cold and ice. It was that cold however that I stupidly left my new long sleeved top on. The first time I have run in a long sleeved […]