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No more long distance runs I have made the decision to retire from long distance running. I’ve not run further than 10k since October 2019 and now have health issues that have made me address the likelihood of returning to a reasonable level. End of the long roads After 24 …
You don’t run a marathon on your own. You run it with the support of others. You run it with stronger people lifting you up. You run it on the shoulders of those around you. You run it with people who make you believe. You run it …
Sweatshop Running Community, Castleford Well, today saw the end of an era. In 2013, I started running regularly with lots of people who wore yellow. That yellow meant a lot. Back then it meant community – making friends and lifelong memories. It meant togetherness – who remembers Altogether …
Great North Run Today is the 7th anniversary of when I ran my first half marathon – the 2013 Great North Run. On that run, I saw Tony ‘The Fridge’ Phoenix-Morrison. He is a prolific fundraiser who runs with a 42kg fridge on his back to raise …
A run in the park I’ve just finished reading A Run In The Park by David Park. It’s a lovely short story about new friendships that begin as a group of strangers come together as they start their Couch To 5k journey. It’s a great read and very …
Course completed Here is a recent tweet I shared earlier this week about the latest training that I have completed. Mental Health awareness is something that we should all improve on as it can help us interact better with others and to be more understanding and empathetic as fellow …
Coach Assistant Practitioner Member I am delighted to now be a Coach Assistant Practitioner Member of The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity Building on my background in rugby league coaching, I am taking my first steps into leadership in running. I look forward to …
Pontefract Athletics Club – Cross Country race Today I took part in my first cross country race since being at school. Now back then, everything was in black and white, it was that long ago! It wasn’t a very wild course, it was 8 laps around a course …
Don’t let uncomparable become unbearable A comparison is a useful tool, but only if you are comparing something useful. If I try to compare my running monthly mileage now with last September / October time when I did my last marathon, then that isn’t useful due to the …
When someone starts running, quite often they won’t think of themselves as a runner. They probably don’t have the running gear that runners often wear. They don’t know whether they will get into it yet so don’t invest in this new hobby they’re dipping their toe into. “I don’t know …
“You’re a RUNNER? Really? What, like marathons and that?” Yes, these are questions I have been asked. Those questioning me at the time couldn’t believe it. They lacked belief. They couldn’t see it being true. They hadn’t experienced someone to achieve something unexpected. This isn’t their fault. I feel for …
In a year where running was very much up and down for me, I have achieved more than I feel like I have done. There are highs and some very lows for me, and I even considered pulling out of one race mid-race which hasn’t happened to me before. We …