Tonight was the last 5 mile race of the Stone Master Marathoners treble series which myself and Paul Nicholls had signed up for. This one was a new one for me as it replaced Kibblestone ( that was the one with all the steps in in it).
Paul, Chris and ...
When I heard about Whitley 10k, I was immdiatley drawn to it as it is near to Lake Budworth where I sail most weekends, so the opportunity to run in the morning and sail in the afternoon, was to good to miss!
The race has a reputation for being very...
On Saturday 20 April I decided to do something different and was asked if any of the Sandbach Striders wanted to join a hash run which was being set by two of the South Cheshire Harriers. As I was a Saudi Arabian Hasher (Haggis Basher) I knew what it wa...
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When quietly beading (making jewellery with Cheryl Coppenhall) and minding my own business, Hannah Barton (another beader) piped up that her sister had let her down for the weekend and did I fancy joining her in a 10k run around the Peckforton hills in a...
Before I start this report, it carries an x rated certificate. It does this for 2 reasons.
It describes a severely competitive nature not normally associated with our wonderful friendly club.
It shows the terrible acts of a frustrated runner.
Paul hur...
My journey started at 11:30pm Friday night for the 5 hour drive down to Exmoor following the motorways all the way down I reached Exmoor about 5am finding a layby 5 miles from the race start I managed to get a couple of hours sleep before heading off to t...
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On Sunday 14 April myself and Dennis ran the Newcastle 10K, which was formerly the Newcastle 7. As we set off on the M6 the wind had picked up and just prayed that there would be no rain.
Denis had never run this course before so I warned him that al...
Dougal does ultra...
There I was laying down dreaming of catching rabbits when I was awoken and placed in the Alfa Mobil and sent on a 20 mile trip to the Peak District. As soon as my running harness was attached I knew what was coming !!!! I was jump...
When I told Mik that I was going to Copenhagen to visit our mutual friend Dave, his first response, of course, was to send me the link to www.parkrun.dk and ask me not to forget the race report!
Me listening to the pre-race briefing in Danish, while e...
