Keswick Half Marathon Race Report

With my triathlon calendar filling up I was looking for a tough challenge in spring to ensure my training was heading in the right direction for the summer races. The Keswick half marathon was billed as ‘probably the most scenic 13 miles 192.5 yards in the country’.   This means it’s going to be hilly, […]

Sunderland Half Marathon Race Report

As with Blyth, this was a race I was looking to shoot for a PB (my current being 1:18:01 at the Great North Run last year), however my efforts were again thwarted by the weather.   The forecast for the day was 20mph winds and heavy rain, and the forecasters were certainly spot on with […]

NE Grand Prix Race Report

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 […]