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New York Marathon – Marathon Number 11 and how not to run or train for a marathon! By Lucy Rider

By Hyde Park Harriers | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Member Stories , Races

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 […]

13th November 2019 0
Ronda Del Cims – Steve Rhodes

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

When I entered the Ronda Del Cims I posted “what have I done!!”. A huge challenge for me. My first 100 mile race and a tloughie. But I needed to find a way to prepare myself. Loads if climbing and […]

18th July 2018 0
Masters Athletics – calling everyone 35 and over….Jason Newell

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

So you’ve reached a certain age, you may be starting to slow down or just getting into your running and may be wondering what is else is going on in the world of athletics! I came back to running in […]

11th April 2018 0
Story of Molly Jade Davey’s 50k.

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

In the original Italian-Some faults in translation such as gender 50 km of gear for Davey Molly March 25, 2018 The not yet twenty-year-old British nationality, but now Romagna as he lives in Santarcangelo di Romagna since he was 4 […]

11th April 2018 0
Hyde Park Harriers On Tour – Going It Cologne

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

On a distinctly autumnal afternoon, twenty intrepid Harriers met at Leeds-Bradford airport for a weekend sojourn to the Rhine valley. After a short flight to Dusseldorf, we caught the train to our destination, Cologne. A special mention here should go […]

9th October 2017 0
Hannah Marshall’s Swedish adventure

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

I seem to have become a bit of a trail runner in recent months – if there aren’t hills, mud and a bit of a scramble then i don’t seem to be interested…this is what can happen with that attitude […]

9th October 2017 0
TDS – The Wild Alternative – Steve Rhodes

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

One of the most famous mountain ultra-races in the world is the UTMB (Ultimate Tour of Mount Blanc), a 171km race around the Mont Blanc Mountain range. This race is part of the Race week in Chamonix, during the week […]

13th September 2017 0
Ultravasan 45 – Amy Young

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

When, a couple of months ago, a friend of mine who lives in Denmark suggested we meet in Sweden to run an ultra marathon along a famous Swedish cross country skiing route, I could barely contain my excitement. Thankfully, there […]

13th September 2017 0
Tromsø Midnight Sun half – Amy Young

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

When your friend sends you a message about a half marathon in Norway and suggests a weeks walking holiday around it, there’s really no other reaction than to reply with “hell yes!”. So that was that, plans were in place […]

27th June 2017 0
Polar Night Half Marathon – Hannah Marshall

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

Polar Night Half Marathon – Tromso, Norway Saturday 7th January 2017 – 3pm Hannah Marshall http://www.msm.no/polar-night-halfmarathon.242499.en.html To make sure my 10th half marathon was something a little bit special, I travelled to the Arctic Circle to take part in one of the more […]

14th January 2017 0
Berlin Marathon – Samantha Scarlett

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

I thought I’d be sick of marathons by now but entering the Berlin Marathon Ballot back in November 2015 was far too tempting. Fast forward to January 2016, and we (Mike Webb and I) were in as an ‘international pair’. […]

17th November 2016 0
Berlin Marathon 2016 – Jack Rose

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

My Dad and I decided to enter the Berlin Marathon this year to tick completing a marathon off his bucket list of “things to do when I’ve retired”. We choose Berlin so we could visit the area where my late […]

17th November 2016 0
The Colour run 5KM

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

Back in March this year Alan and I booked our first holiday together. I had always wanted to visit Mexico and see Chichen Itza and perhaps add in a Caribbean Island as well, so we booked a trip to Mexico and […]

12th November 2016 0
Auckland Marathon

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

“I can’t believe I just got overtaken by a guy taking a f**king selfie.” And with those words ringing in my ears, I summited the Auckland Harbour Bridge on the only day of the year it’s open to foot traffic. […]

5th November 2016 0
Can you taper for a marathon if you’ve not really trained?

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

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 […]

5th November 2016 0
HPH – AMSTERDAM 2016

By Colin | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races , Social

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 […]

23rd October 2016 0
BMW Oslo Half

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

When one signs up to a half marathon in a Scandinavian country in mid-September, the last thing one expects is 20 degrees and blue skies on the day! Needless to say, the excuses I made last week that the Great […]

24th September 2016 0
Jack’s American Adventure

By Richard Edwards | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

So I’d only landed in the USA 24 hours ago before finding this gem of a running club in Columbus, Indiana. I popped into the white river running club after work to find out about some good local running routes before […]

22nd August 2016 0
Marathon du Medoc – “Le marathon le plus long du Monde”

By Tom | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad , Races

Race report from Lucy Rider My friend Lauren who, like me, was training for London marathon at the time told me about a fabled marathon the Marathon du Medoc – http://www.marathondumedoc.com in the south of France where they give you […]

25th September 2015 0
Hyde Park Harriers Abroad – Canada

By Kay Jefferies | In Hyde Park Harriers - Abroad

The run – 5k Father’s Day run for prostate cancer research. The place – Mission Creek, Kelowna, BC, Canada. Volunteers had set up ready for registration at 8am and the band struck up a chord. A beautiful sunny day, 16 […]

22nd June 2015 0