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. […]
London Marathon
Cue 18 months ago; I qualified for a ‘club championship’ entry place in London. Even back then I wasn’t sure if I wanted to enter it or not but hell it was a guaranteed entry in one of the most famous marathons in the world, with the privilege of starting just behind the elite men […]
London to Cardiff
It’s the longest point to point non stop relay in the UK. Running from Twickenham Stadium in London to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The idea is to try and run 160 miles in 24 hours, in a team of 12. So we did. Our team were what you called unsupported; with 10 runners, the two […]
London Triathlon
It was the biggest triathlon in the world – 13 000 people descended on London’s Excel near the Docklands for a swim, bike and run on the 7th and 8th August 2010. I won a place thanks to Runners World (or was that Triathletes World?) website, along with my Ironman Sleek 150 touch screen watch […]
Nike 10km Hyde Park
My first 10k ever took place in a sea of green and orange London runners as the “north v’s south” competition took place. This was London terms of north and south – north of the river and south of the river depending on your postcode, so for once I was a southerner. Counts were recorded […]
Nike 5km Finsbury Park
A very hot day in Finsbury Park as the 4th “Run London” 5km series took place. The usual outfit of different start times with a star appearance by Paula Radcliffe. The route was 2 laps around the park including extra water half way around due to the heat, and the obligatory silly signposts to motivate […]
Nike 5km Victoria Park
After cycling some 10 miles or so across London to Hackney I was already dead legged when I arrived. There seemed less runners than in January as this my second “Run London 5km” I was determined to beat my first 5km time. The route was one and a half laps of a very flat park. […]
Nike 5km Regents Park
Run London: My first ever 5km in Regents Park London. I wasn’t sure what to expect and whether I would be good enough after only 3 weeks of mini training. This “chip” thing was also confusing, was I in the right race? Would it register? Would I get left behind? Would I have to walk? […]