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 […]
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“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 […]
In a year where in Springtime I decided to come out of Marathon retirement and work hard for six months, I haven’t done as bad as I could have done! I eased off towards the end of the year, but after the mammoth comeback trail I was on, this I […]
Transcript Hi everyone, I am half way through a run at the moment. I just wanted to have a quick chat to say a few things about what I am thinking about running. So a few things that it is ok to do: It is ok to… stop and have […]
2017 Running Achievements In a year where I thought I hadn’t achieved too much due to lack of running, I have surprised myself in certain areas. 514.25 miles (100 runs) in 2017 (1.41 miles/day) 9 races – 88.99 race miles – 4 medals 5 PBs – 9 miles (Norton 9), […]
2016 Raised £400.50 for Laila Milly Foundation through organising and taking part in the Be A Winner In Winter challenge that 50 people took part as they set their running targets for January to March. Summary – Ran 601.19 miles (156 runs) in 2016. (1.64 miles/day) 12 races – 61.36 Race miles […]
Christmas Day 2016 sees me run my 100th parkrun and I am so pleased that I found parkrun many months ago. It was the 14th April 2012 when I did my first ever parkrun. I went to Pontefract racecourse and I knew nobody there. I ran 5k in an organised […]
Winter Winners 2016 I came up with the concept of #BeAWinnerInWinter at the end of 2015 (also referred to as #WinterWinners). It came on the back of the Jantastic challenge that I had taken part in the previous two winters. It was around working together to help achieve targets and […]
Respect the distance One thing I have learnt over the last few years running is that you need to respect the distance you are running. Too many people find certain races difficult because they haven’t trained well enough, or hard enough, or had time to train sufficiently. You cannot expect the best […]
2015 Raised £101 for Macmillan Cancer Support and £153.40 for the Laila Milly Foundation. Summary – Ran 1082.94 miles (212 runs) in 2015. (2.97 miles/day or 4.78km/day) 23 races (excluding triathlons) – 242.08 race miles – 23 medals 13 PB’s overall – 6 x race PB’s (including improvement of 7s in 1mile, 1m57 […]
Are race medals worth the effort? A few of this year’s medals. What does a medal represent? Is it just the shiny nature of the medal that appeals to our inner magpie? It mostly gets put away inside our homes after the race and very few if anyone outside our […]