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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…
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.…
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…
I was shocked, terrified, excited and with facial expressions to match. I didn’t sleep that night, what had I done, I’d never run a marathon?! Or click this link to open the PDF
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t struggle with anxiety. As a child I’d obsessively count syllables in sentences, trying to make them add up to ten, repeating the sentence over and over in my head until it sounded…
I had two aims for 2020. Firstly, run a marathon. Secondly do 1000km in a year. Through various reasons, I’d never achieved this before. I set my Strava targets to 1000 km for the year and 20km a week (For…
Part 1 By the end of this year I should finally be over the 20 different parkruns mark and onto the leaderboard on the website. That would be 15 new parkruns this year but what has been the highlight, and…
WHY? Lots of people have asked me why I entered the Lakeland 50. It’s a valid question for someone who hadn’t done a marathon on road when I entered this race. I have been doing triathlons for 5 years and…
In a COVID-19 world, where all of our races, competitions and motivations/targets are taken away, it’s been a great time to sit back and take stock on the reasons why we run. I’ve been reflecting on my running journey, how…