I’d booked a place in the Wilmslow Half with a view to using it as part of build up to my first London Marathon which has taken me 7 attempts to get in!
If I’m honest, things haven’t exactly gone to plan, and I’ve suffered so many illnesses and ...
It was ideal running conditions as I set of for Wilmslow Half Marathon this morning.
I get there early to make sure I got a parking spot and it was already really busy. Running Bear had a tempting aray of running gear for.sale but I resisted temptation ...
Well the time had come to go back to take care of some unfinished business. Last year this race recorded my first ever DNF when I spectacularly collapsed at mile 40 this time I was determined not to succumb to the same fate.
The Hardmoors 55 is the no...
Running three laps of Oulton Park Race Track wouldn't normally be top of my list of favourite runs, it just seemed slightly dull, seeing wide expanse of track ahead and little in the way interesting scenery. However my fears were pleasantly unfounded, I...
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The timing of the Stafford 20 Race fitted perfectly with my training regime for the Manchester and London Marathons and as the entry fee was only £10 it seemed like an absolute bargain.
I therefore signed up early and the race number and information shee...
Thankfully the rain stayed off as we approached Tatton Park. However it was cold and very windy. This was the first race for me since last June so I did not know what time to expect but hoped I’d get under the hour today.Elane, Matt, Denis and Liz at th...
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What better thing to do on a very windy, rainy, cold day in February than go to Blackpool and run a half marathon!Before the race – visualizing the finishThe half marathon was very well organised by Fylde Coast Running, there was ample parking, toilets ...
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Biddulph Running Club, held there annual 'Knypersley Pool 5 Mile Race' on Sunday 22nd February. It's a trail run which follows a path around Knypersley pool reservoir, then climbs up to the top off Biddulph moor, before returning around the reservoir to...
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Well they call it a marathon but it is actually 29.3 miles of sheer brutality.
In typical Hardmoors fashion I loaded the camper with wife and dog and set off to stay a little way from the town of Osmotherly in a place called Boroughbridge. Much of th...
Yesterday Denis and I did the Parbold Hill Race. This takes place near Parbold, Wigan.
Was a very enjoyable event with great comradery amongst the runners, although it was challenging. We gathered at a tiny village school, then about 450+ runners set of...
