After supporting Phil James and Naz on their 60 mile White rose ultra last year I decided I wanted to do one. So after chatting with a few people who have done ultra marathons I decided to join some of my fellow hoops and signed up for the 30 mile White rose ultra. Team […]
Galloway Dark Skies
So as a bit of background… this one I didn’t train for and I entered 3 days before the race. I had absolutely no goals, no idea what it would be like. I had limited knowledge of night running and really didn’t know what I was entering. The day I entered the forecast for race […]
Cross Country Registration
Everyone please note that the closing date to be registered for the XC is Sunday 24th September. Those who have not paid their subs, spoken to Graham Harrison regarding the payment of subs and/or have not filled out their membership form will not be eligible to be registered for the XC. Cross country training has […]
Cross Country Season 2017/2-18
The cross country season is nearly upon us again – below are the dates/venues: 30th Sept – Wrekenton 8th Oct – Druridge Bay 28th Oct – Sherman Cup – Temple Park (S/Shields) 18th Nov – Aykley Heads, Durham 6th Jan – Herrington Country Park, Sunderland 10th Feb – Thornley Farm, Durham 3rd Mar – […]
Bob Graham Round Report
Well all good things must come to an end and my Bob Graham journey came to an end when I climbed the stairs and touched the door of the Moot Hall in Keswick at 7:19pm Saturday 24th June. It was the culmination of 7 months of training and around 5 years of planning, procrastinating, […]
Scafell Pike Report
I entered this race on a whim. I was aware of how challenging it was likely to be as a running CV was required for entry to check you were capable of it. This was my third marathon. My first was Windermere, a hilly road race and my second was the St. Oswald’s ultra, a […]
Saltwell Fell Race Results 2017
POSITION NAME CLUB AGE CAT TIME 1 LEE BENNETT NFR M45 45.52 2 PAUL LOWE DARLINGTON HARRIERS M SEN 46.07 3 ANDY GREEN TYNEDALE HARRIERS M50 46.25 4 CHRIS THAIN HEATON M SEN 46.50 5 CHRISTOPHER HENDERSON U/A M SEN 47.07 6 JAMES OSBORN DFR M SEN 47.10 7 DAVID BEST BLACKHILL BOUNDERS M40 47.14 […]
Bob Graham Round Blog 8
This is my final blog post before my round on Friday. In my first blog I outlined the 4 main concerns I had so now seems like a good time to revisit them: Conditions on the day Still a concern, but during my training I’ve ran in gale force winds, torrential rain and […]
Saltwell Harriers Fell Race 2017
This will take place at 7:30 on Tuesday 4th July 2017. The race is 5.6 miles with 984ft of ascent. £5 entry on the night See http://fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=5000 for details on FRA website
Iain’s Bob Graham Report
Bob Graham Round account – 26/27 May 2017 It is the Tuesday after I ran up the steps and touched the door of Keswick Moot Hall at 23:19 on Saturday 27 May 2017 to complete a Bob Graham Round and I don’t think I have stopped smiling since. For those that are not familiar the […]