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Introduction What’s the Billy Bland relay I hear you say. It is the Bob Graham round, ran as a relay. The Bob Graham round is a running challenge in the lakes to complete 42 summits, with over 8,000m of ascent…
After a busy time of races and marathons for folk recently I thought it would be a good time to reflect and champion two of our fantastic members who really helped me achieve a great result at the Copenhagen marathon.…
In June 2017, I’d been a HPH for almost a year, but I’d never raced a mile. I had heard friends describing it as “the hardest race you’ll do” and various other intimidating anecdotes from their Summer Mile experiences over…
I started running in 2011, aged 43. Always had problems with my weight as have PCOS. Managed to loose 3.5 stone and got my BMI just under 25. Really enjoyed running and had a 5km PB of 27.40 and ran…
Hi folks, it’s Sarah from The Pelvic Health Clinic here, I’m a Tuesday regular with you all (trying tomake it to Thursday’s more frequently but not proving very successful so far). I’m aphysiotherapist with experience working in public, private and…
A roundup of a packed weekend of fun and running – written by Sarah Jewers Nearly 13 months on from the trip to Eryri for the Moel Siabod fell race, the Hyde Park Harriers mountain-enthusiasts took to the South Lakes…
A few months ago, I saw an advert from High5 (other gel providers are available!) for their reusable gel flask – basically it’s a small soft-flask that you can top up from a big bottle of energy gel to reduce…
I don’t sleep after running a marathon, so thought I would write something about my experience of marathon running and how I’ve progressed to getting a sub 4. Leeds was tough yesterday. Marathons are always tough, but a brutal course…
When I posted on Facebook the morning of the Dramathon with a photo of Paul and I outside Glenfiddich, more people assumed we were doing some drama, rather than a whisky marathon. I think I need new Facebook friends. Anyway,…
I almost forgot but two years ago to the day was the start of my running journey, and I couldn’t have wished for a better celebration than today’s Half. A quick trip down nostalgia lane… On Sep 11 2020 a…
This is a blog about my LLCR and Canalslam journey, it’s been a long road (in more than oneway!).The Canalslam consists of three races in a calendar year: the Grand Union Canal Race (145miles), the Kennett and Avon Canal Race…
I’ve been running with Hyde Park Harriers for nearly a year and I’ve been loving it. Going to Hyde Park Harriers has been helping me get better times at parkrun and run club. I even got a new parkrun PB…
24 hours, 42 summits, 10 years of procrastination and a ton of support. A window in to running The Bob Graham Round.
No matter what level you’re at, stepping up a group on the Tuesday sessions can be intimidating! I went into group 4 for the first time this week, and I thought I’d share my experience with you all. A bit…
A little post about how having hypermobile joints affects my running Why do I run? I’ll start off with a little introduction. I have been running for 7 years, so unlike a lot of people it isn’t something I have…
3:50 Sunday morning – I’m standing in the spare room looking down at my running gear spread out on the floor, some of it still damp from 3 hours ago. I’ve just had 2 hours sleep and woken up confused.…
a very self indulgent post from a very average runner
by Lucy Rider I work in recruitment, or rather I did work in recruitment, at the moment I’m having a small break which is giving me much needed time to do a few very important things and one thing I wanted…
Hi, my name is George Webster and I’ve been joining the Hyde Park Harriers sessions for 3 weeks; one Group 2 run and two Interval sessions. I’ve been really enjoying these sessions and running with my friends from parkrun and…
Claire Hougham’s write up of her incredible Endure 24 race weekend. Endure 24 The run up to my taking part as a solo runner in this year’s Endure 24 had not been smooth. I’d entered the 2020 event in 2019 shortly…