Chester Metric Marathon – race review
Race review – Chester Metric Marathon Today I raced a distance I’ve never raced before. I completed what was named a ‘metric marathon’. As usual, I like to write about my experiences so that you…
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Race Review – The Big Stockport 10k
It feels like an age since I last raced. This is possibly due to the ongoing injury, as I’m resting far more than training at the moment. Anyway, it was a local race today, The…
Race reviews: Cracken Edge & Happy Valley Foodbank
I’ve got a bit behind on my reviews. In fairness I started the Cracken Edge review but wasn’t happy with it and it was shelved. This is my second attempt. Cracken Edge Fell Race Cracken…
Charity Fundraising & remembering ‘the 13 Challenge’
It’s always interesting to read about other people’s challenges to themselves in order to raise money for charity. More often than not, following a major event in their life. It’s usually something that’s affect them…
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Offerton 10k – Race Review
After a lack of races recently, I compete in two in successive weeks! This is my review of a very local race, the Offerton 10k. About the Offerton 10k I’ve commented previously that we have…
Round the Resers – Race Review
Well it’s been over 5 weeks since my last successful race and 2 weeks since creaking out of Liverpool Marathon. My back isn’t great, but this week I started doing a little bit of running…
Liverpool marathon – my first DNF
Well it’s been a couple of weeks since my Liverpool Marathon experience. As with all of my more personal posts, I decided to sit on this one for a while. Sometimes a raw-emotion post works,…
Mobberley Round the Runway – race review
After the flurry of races a couple of months back it’s all been about the training since. Last night however, it was Wilmslow Running Club’s ‘Mobberley Round the Runway’ race. Mobberley Round the Runway If…
GPS Watch woes
As amateur athletes, we are spoiled with the expanse of technology which is easily available to us. GPS watches are available at many different budgets and most mobile phones carry a GPS chip. Sites such…