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,…
Running
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…
A non-race weekend
Well many of my recent posts have been all about the races I’ve been doing. It is now two weeks since I’ve actually raced. Yes, this was another non-race weekend! What to do on a…
Wrexham Marathon Festival 2017 – race review
Today was the Wrexham Marathon Festival 2017. And having got home and eaten a lot, I’m ready to put together a write up! Wrexham Marathon Festival 2017 This year the WMF consists of three main…
Race photograph survey
Having written up my report of the Anglesey Half Marathon 2017 yesterday a nagging question bothered me. I’ve traditionally made a comment about the race photograph costs at events. However I’ve never really discussed the…
Anglesey Half Marathon 2017 – race report
The first weekend in March heralds the Anglesey Half Marathon. Whenever I’ve been asked, it’s this race which is the top of my favourites. I’ve reviewed this event in the past, but each year there’s…
A media campaign
I was asked to put together a media campaign about the positive impact of running on mental health. This followed an exchange with the PR people at RunTogether. I see little point repeating the information…
Stockport Trail Half Marathon
Well I certainly hadn’t planned on such a long gap between blog posts. In fact a couple of posts were drafted but never completed. So today’s aim is to manage to get to the end…
Yorkshire 3 peaks
Yorkshire 3 Peaks – or “sixteen go mad in Yorkshire” Christmas pre-amble Well it’s Christmas which, as usual for most people, has involved sitting around and consuming far too much in warm houses for the…