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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
Why do we race? Many people do it for a personal best or the sense of achievement – accomplished by a well-designed and marshalled course. Others race for the atmosphere, or to be part of a big event. So why…
After arriving in Zermatt the weekend before, I’d spent the last week doing my final preparations before taking part in the Ultraks Matterhorn skyrace, a 49km long trail race with approximately 3600m of climb! Arriving at 6:30am for a 7am…
Sprint distance400m Pool swim17.6 Km Bike5km RunSaturday 5th October. So that’s it then. The car is loaded up and I’m double checking I’ve remembered everything! I really can’t be bothered to drive for 2.5 hours to find I’m missing a…
I got to ST. Edmund’s Church Hall at 07:15 ready to go at 08:00 only to be told my start time was 09:00. Quickly changed that to 08:00! I did not want to hang around given today’s weather especially the…
In a fit of pique in January when Alan realised that he had a fair few air miles from his credit card (definitely recommend a reward or cashback credit card if you end up putting a lot on for work…
A definitely not recommended guide on how I ended up running my most enjoyable (and quickest!) half marathon. – Grace Step 1: Have a vague goal but a goal non the less Since I have been running, I have entered…
When I won a place at the Eden Project half, I genuinely did wonder whether to take it up. It was a long way to go for just a weekend and I knew my training time would be limited with…
This year, as you might already know HPH have included a new competition for you. So far we have had a good turnout at these events, just enter either ultra or marathon in the search box of the calendar page;…
On Sunday 26th May Hyde Park Harriers very own Marathon man Phil Hammond set off on his Epic run. He was running from Leeds to Pegasus Bridge where he planned join up with the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a grand total…
Saturday 11th May saw Phil Hammond become the first male to score points in the clubs all new Marathon/Ultra Championship. He follows on from Laura and Nicola who scored in the first round last month. This was marathon 213 for…
Will I run a marathon again? It might be possible to get a little PB, now I don’t even think I can make it to the start line! My little story about the VMLM 2019 Just trying to put myself…
The Three Peaks Fell Race is a 23.3 mile run in the Yorkshire Dales with 5279ft of climb. The route takes you from Horton in Ribblesdale up the smallest of the 3, Pen-y-ghent, with a fast flat section to Ribblehead,…
I’m not sure whose idea it was, or how it came about, but, on Saturday 27th April, 9 Hyde Park Harriers found ourselves in a marquee in Horton in Ribblesdale about to embark on the 2019 Three Peaks Race. It…
As a runner whose main ambition is the marathon, I really only have one chance to perform each year – and last year did not go well. After a series of increasingly strong performances (2:53 in 2015, 2:46 in 2016,…
This time last year I was struggling to run. Well that’s not strictly true, I wasn’t running. I’d not been signed off by the consultant or my physio after my dislocated and fractured shoulder, but exactly a year ago yesterday…
January 10th 2019. I’m sat in the staff room at work during my break, nothing much is happening, everyone appears to be absorbed by their phones. Not wanting to feel left out I check my own phone and come across…
Despite windy and wet conditions Commonwealth Silver Medallist Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC, Andi Drake) opened his road campaign for 2019 with victory over the testing course at the University of Warwick. Bosworth set the early pace but was joined by…
Don’t lose the joy of running October 3, 2018 Paul Halford #Run1000Miles ambassador Matt Armstrong on how to keep hold of the ‘mojo’ <img src=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56cb21618259b507ef7c35ba/t/5bb1f9b608522984f2e2a8a8/1538390460157/FB_IMG_1537872245369.jpg” alt=”FB_IMG_1537872245369.jpg” /> Running doesn’t always come easy and the elusive running ‘mojo’ can find itself…
Nick and I have started a little tradition. Every year, for his birthday, I enter him into a race. It started last year with the Abbey Dash. This year… the Kielder Half Marathon () – his first half. Kielder Water/Forest…