Hit The Trail – Race Review
Today’s race was a little bit special for me. The Hit The Trail 5 race, organised by Belle Vue Racers was my very first attempt at a trail race, back in 2015. And whilst that…
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A focus on PBs
This morning’s visit to Lyme Park parkrun is actually my first run of 2019. During the NYE Bowstones race my heels were still playing up which bothered me. I also had a busy workload on…
2018: A year in running
2018 has been something of an odd year for me running-wise. A tale of a plan to make changes, coupled with some different changes being made. As such it became something unexpected. Good, but a…
NYE Bowstones Fell Race – race review
The Bowstones Fell Race follows a route through Lyme Park which is very much my stomping ground. It’s also a very popular event and unlike many fell races, sells out within a couple of days…
HR data woes
You’ll already know that I’m one for data and detailed information. It doesn’t matter if this is in the field of running, computing, music and probably even baking. If there’s a chance of a slice…
Gravy Pud Fell Race 2018 review
It doesn’t seem like a year since I first ran in this fell race. 2018 has definitely been a speedy year. Or maybe it’s the sign that I’m knocking on the door of the next…
Famous Grouse Fell Race – race review
If you’ve been following my writings this year, you’ll know that I’ve run a fair few of the Hayfield Fell Race series. After dipping my toe in to one last year, I’ve come back and…
The New Langley 7 – Race Review
Langley 7 – some background Once upon a time there was a village called Langley which had a 7 mile road race The Langley 7 was an annual race organised by Macclesfield Harriers as a…
Oldham Half Marathon – race review
Pre write-up waffle Well a month has passed by since my last race review write-up which was of the English Half Marathon in Warrington. In fact I have raced once since at the first leg…
Run up to Christmas – using Strava
This is a slightly unusual post. By way of background, a large number of my #LymeRunners group are taking part in this year’s RunUp2Christmas fundraiser for MIND. Whilst quite a few have GPS running watches,…