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…
Stockport Harriers
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…
Alderley Edge 10k – race review
Today was the last of my planned summer races, and another local one to boot. This is my review of the Alderley Edge 10k ‘Run the bypass’. Background to ‘Run the Bypass’ Alderley Edge 10k…
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…
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…
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…
Stockport 10 2016
Today was the annual Stockport 10 road race. As usual, I like to do a write-up of my races. Stockport 10 – a brief summary The Stockport 10 is a slightly unusual race as it’s…
Run Tatton – 10k & Half Marathon
As is my norm, I do a race and then I do a write-up about it. It gives me something to look back on and hopefully helps other people decide if it’s a race they…
Returning to form: Congleton Half Marathon
It’s three years since I ran Congleton Half Marathon. It’s normally on the same day as Chester Marathon which I’ve run since. However, due to my lack of distance training I decided that 13.1 miles…