It was an early start for a Saturday morning, making the trip from Suffolk to West Sussex with Carl and Pip for the Maverick Inov-8 Original Race. … Read More
Running
The Long Run and how to make it more interesting…
As runners start gearing up for Spring marathon training, many will find that the long run features as part of their traditional marathon training programme. As the distance increases and the time that it takes week-on-week, it’s easy to fear … Read More
BMW Berlin Marathon and a new PB
Ballot Last October I received a text message from my mate Chipper, who lives in Austria, I remember what it said… “If you’re hunting for a PB next year, Berlin closes 1st Nov!”. I didn’t hang around, a couple of … Read More
Conti 24hr Thunder Run
The second to last weekend in July is always set firmly in the diary as the Thunder Run weekend. The 24 hour endurance event, in the grounds of Catton Park in South Derbyshire, sees teams (6-8 or 5 per team), solo … Read More
Race review: Vitality London 10,000
The late May Bank Holiday is when one of London’s most iconic 10k races takes place. This year, with the headline sponsor changing over from BUPA to Vitality, the now Vitality London 10,000 took place on Monday 30th May and saw over … Read More
Night of the 10,000m PBs
Saturday night saw Highgate Harriers host their annual Night of the 10,000 PBs at Parliament Hill Athletics Track, London. This year the races included the England Athletics 10,000m Championships and also saw athletes battling for places in the Rio Olympics … Read More
Wings for Life World Run – Cambridge
Featured image from http://www.redbull.com I first heard about the Wings for Life World Run last year in 2015. I religiously listen to the Marathon Talk podcast and in Episode 278 they featured an interview with Kate Carter, Lifestyle editor at The Guardian and … Read More
EnduranceLife CTS Sussex – My first Ultra Marathon
For the first time in four years I found myself going into 2016 without a Spring marathon booked, so I decided to set my sights on another challenge – an ultra marathon. I’ve fancied having a go at an ultra for … Read More
Virgin Money London Marathon Expo
On Saturday we headed down to down the London Marathon Expo at Excel to collect Pip and Ryan’s numbers for Sunday. I thought that it would be a chance to try out the GoPro Hero 4 Session and film some footage of … Read More
What I love about parkrun
During the last weekend of January I finally achieved my first parkrun milestone and joined the ever-growing 50 club. That’s taking part in 50 parkruns and every runner who reaches this milestone is rewarded with a red 50 t-shirt. It’s … Read More