I’ve always wanted to do track events, so when the club found me the North eastern open grand prix to do I was over the moon. I must admit I did have a few moments that I thought I couldn’t do it for one reason or another but after a few conversations with some fellow hoops I […]
3 Peaks Fell Race Report 2015
23.3 Miles, 5279ft of ascent I have a love hate relationship with fell races. I love races themselves and being in the mountains, but I hate the fact that I’ve never ran a fell race where I’ve felt like I’ve done myself justice. I’ve just never been able to translate my road speed onto […]
Anniversary Waltz Fell Race Report
18.04.15 – 11.5 miles, 1200 m ascent Another Saturday, another fell race in the lakes and another journey over on my tod! Conditions were in contrast to the previous week, sunny, warm and calm! Like last week it was just myself and Phil Pearson representing Saltwell. This is a classic race which takes on […]
Coledale Horseshoe Fell Race Report
1,025m ascent 7.5 miles I had been wanting to do this race for a while having missed it last year through illness. It was a lonely journey over to the lakes as I was the only one travelling over. When I got there it was apparent that there had been some overnight snow on […]
Paris Marathon Race Report
It’s my own fault really, it was me who signed up for the Paris Marathon on a whim last year. Of course, Jacqui followed suit and training started in earnest at the turn of the year. Then about six weeks ago I lost the love for long training runs, just as I should have […]
Blyth 10k Race Report
I had high hopes of getting a PB before this race – my previous being 35.41 at the Heaton Harriers 10k on the town moor in November. I’d love to break 35 minutes and this was going to be the first race I’d attempt it- the Heaton 10k has a number of tight right […]
North Tyneside 10k race report
Sunday was a lovely sunny morning so I slapped on the factor 30 (ah, the curse of the ginger – the slightest hint of sun and I turn a startling shade of lobster) and headed off to North Shields for the start of the North Tyneside 10k where I met up with the other twenty […]
Wrekenton XC Race Report
Ideal race preparation tips: Stand around for 3 hours in freezing cold conditions Drink lots of coffee beforehand to try and keep warm and then leave it till the first race has started before deciding that you need to go to the toilet but are unable to because you are unable to leave your […]
How to Run the Perfect Race
No wait! Don’t go. I can see my mistake now with that title. It makes this look like one of those articles which is about to tell you that you are an inadequate runner because you haven’t been living on a steady diet of Yasso 800’s in training, your shoes cost less than 145 […]
Alnwick XC Race Report
This is a beautiful course in the backdrop of Alnwick Castle. The course was pretty dry which made for fast running. There was a fantastic turnout for both the men and women including people doing x-country for the first time. I have to say that the recent new members have been so positive for […]