Yorkshireman Half here I come

Ok it’s not til mid-September but I’ve just entered this The Yorkshireman Half Marathon organised by Keighley & Craven Athletic Club. It starts and finishes from Haworth, Bronte country. that’s an area of the country I know nothing about so why not spend a few days up there, knacker yourself, then eat cake and drink [...]

I’m still running…and drinking

Well a lot’s happened since my last posts in March last year. I won’t dwell on it but suffice to say I’ve now got all the time in the world to devote to my two favourite pastimes.
I finally achieved my aim of running a sub-40 10K at Brighton in November. Perfect conditions coupled v little [...]

Box Hill relay – 15th March 2008

Almost forgot about this one – might as well have done because I felt pants. I ran the 2.1 mile leg of this 4-leg relay marginally quicker than my pace for a 10 miler or half-marathon. Reason again to try and better my mile and two mile times. Cadged a lift home from new-girl Josephine [...]

Maidenhead Easter Ten – 21st March 2008

On a bit of high after Hastings I managed Chris’s speed session on Tuesday – just about. Tired legs though. Decided to rest up after that and lined up bright and early for this 10 miler on Good Friday morning. A sprinkling of Striders adorned the grim Nortel industrial estate for the Maidenhead Easter 10. [...]

Hastings Half Marathon – 16th March 2008

Some good running news at last. I decided to do this after completing the hour and a half club run the week before. Calling on the generosity of Striders once again I expertly scrounged a lift from Robin. We arrived in plenty of time but failed to find the pre-race portaloos – instead walking up [...]

Sussex Beacon half marathon – 17th February 2008

Not a race I want to remember. I started off well, running alongside Chris – advising me to not do my usual trick of going too fast. It felt like I was dawdling along but I have to say it must have worked. I let Chris get away from me between 2-3 miles but [...]

Croydon 10K – 21st October 2007

Perfect running weather greeted the 500 or so runners for this year’s October Croydon 10K. Lots of Striders lined up with yours truly in a fetching, Ambrosi go-faster cap.
As the route was deemed a little short last October the marshals were strictly enforcing the pavement rule – which got a little tiresome at times.
Despite [...]

Switchback

After the club run and AGM on Wednesday 19th I still felt pretty good, well recovered from Nottingham so provided we could drum up enough marshalls I was going to do the Switchback for the first time.
Seeing Chris as I crossed Lloyd Park to help set up the course, he told me that in fact [...]

Robin Hood half marathon

Sunday 16th dawned bright and sunny. A beautiful day but slightly warm for 13.1 miles. Mike, an old university friend, and I rose early and made our way to one of the car parks on the edge of Nottingham. A 20 minute stroll later and we were in amongst the burger vans and large tents [...]

Henfield Half Marathon

After running the hour club run on Wednesday 15th and not feeling any after effects I thought let’s go for the Henfield half. Very fortunately Chris & I managed to get a lift from Damian & Serena. Pretty perfect weather conditions greeted us for the start. Less fortunately the recent rain made the [...]