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Do we have free will? Can you really experience anything objectively? And is it possible to taper for a marathon if you’ve not really trained? They’re all great philosophical questions of our time, but thankfully I’m only going to be…
The first Tuesday of the month is the opportunity for those who run with Hyde Park Harriers to tackle the seventeen hills that are contained within a one mile stretch along Kirkstall Road. They vary in gradient and they vary…
During the week before I ran October’s Abingdon marathon, I was lucky enough to get one of the HPH club places at the London marathon in April 2017. I am chuffed to bits about this and am really looking forward…
There were 53 Hyde Park Harriers out parkrunning at 16 different venues this week. All in the UK this time although Helen Williams did make it up to Drumchapel in Scotland where she was the first Hyde Park Harrier to…
So its official, I am now a marathon runner. I can hang up my running shoes now, ok maybe not just yet. So why did I chose York and this year. Well when I started to think about attempting a…
So with the big Autumn race goal of the Manchester Half out of the way, I’ve been in off-season mode. This has meant only running when I felt like it (although this doesn’t necessarily mean not running tough sessions if I…
Sunday 9th October saw the 4th running of the Yorkshire marathon. A big event for many of the harriers but non more so than our very own marathon man Phil Hammond. On the start line with number 100 pinned to…
These days I don’t seem to blog about anything other than holidays or running…the craft has taken a bit of a backseat. Even so I’ve not updated since last August, but then again this is the first time since then…
It’s home to Amsterdam’s most expensive hotel room at £8,000 a night, a members-only club, €15 gin and tonics, and panoramic views of the city. Last Sunday, Hyde Park Harriers introduced Leeds (1am Sunday morning) to the exclusive Amsterdam Tower…
There were 53 Hyde Park Harriers out parkrunning at 15 different venues around the parkrun world this week. These included globetrotters Michael Vargas at Gdansk in Poland and Tom Pollard at Western Springs Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Vicky Taylor…
With a big party of Hyde Park Harriers heading off to parkrun-free Amsterdam to race in various events around the Amsterdam Marathon, the numbers out parkrunning were down a bit this week with 42 at 16 different venues. There were…
Two more fell races in the HPH Club Championship, the first on Ilkley Moor last Sunday, and another at the eastern edge of Haworth Moor this weekend (where were you all?) Rombalds Romp Although technically in the Fell Championship rules…
Sunday 18th September saw the ever popular Kirkstall Abbey 7 race organised by the Kirkstall Harriers. A 6.7 mile multi-terrain, mostly flat course starting and finishing within the spectacular grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. The route takes in riverside paths and…
There were 53 Hyde Park Harrier out parkrunning at 12 different venues this week. Despite many taking it easy ahead of the big Yorkshire races on Sunday, there were eight PBs. These were by Hilary Lund with 26:55, Michelle Hancocks…
Round 7 of the club Road championship for this year was something a little different. Ok so it wasn’t really road but a track mile was to be a challenge that 17 Harriers (14 men, 3 ladies) took the chance to…
This week there were a whopping 57 Hyde Park Harriers out parkrunning on what was International parkrun Day, including 37 at Woodhouse Moor joining in their 9th birthday celebrations. Three parkrun venues saw their first Hyde Park Harriers. These were…
The Ikano Bank Robin Hood half marathon in Nottingham on Sunday 25th September provided me with an opportunity to visit my old stomping ground from my University days but, perhaps more importantly, a chance to get in some good miles…
I love running. I love the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. I love refuelling after a run with a massive pub meal more or less guilt free. And of course I love running with all the awesome people at Hyde Park Harriers…
The HPH parkrun Championships has reached halfway and this week there were 44 Hyde Park Harriers out parkrunning at 11 different venues. That brings the grand total to date for the season to 1243 parkruns by 137 different Hyde Park…
Sunday 4th September saw the 2016 edition of the Leeds Country Way – a 64 mile relay race around Leeds, split into 6 legs of between 9.5-11.5 miles, with teams of 12 (2 runners per leg) making their way around…