Running in Salzburg
Running on holiday can be a great way to wake up the legs and also see the place from a different perspective. I always notice different things when I run compared to when I sight see. I think that this is because you are not looking at Google maps and you are relaxed. I was…
Read MoreTime to be smart
In Sport section of The Daily Telegraph on Friday 18th May 2018 I read an article by their chief sports writer Oliver Brown in which he discusses the older Sportsman. Such as Gianluigi Buffon who recently played his last football match for Juventus at the age of 40 and golfer Phil Mickelson who is still…
Read MoreMy Running Road-Beast from the East but PB’s from me (March 2018)
I had my races all planned out for March, I was racing twice with a weeks rest in between but the weather put paid to my plans. First up was going to be Combe St Nicolas a road 10 km which has always been on my radar but I have never ran it as it…
Read MoreHeron Half Race Report
10th June 2018 So today was a big day, my first half marathon back after injury, in fact I don’t recall running a half in 2013 so this will be my first since the Great North run in September 2012. This time last year I hadn’t even started my Couch 2 5 km and here…
Read MoreClyst Hydon Huff Race Report
20th May 2018 Clyst Hydon Huff 10 km It was another glorious warm day for a hilly run in the countryside, this race is organised by the primary school to raise funds for the school. For some reason I was really nervous about this race but I do not know why, maybe it was because…
Read MoreSalzburg 10 km Race Report
6th May 2018 Hervis 10 Km Salzburg City Run I was in Salzburg visiting friends and I was there for the marathon weekend so I decided to take part in the 10 km race which was part of the marathon weekend. Other races happening that weekend were the Friday night 5 km, Saturday morning breakfast…
Read MoreJurassic Trail Race Report
22nd April 2018 Jurassic Trail 10km This off road race organised by Beyond Events was in Bridport and it headed out towards West Bay on the coastal foot path, I chose to do the 10 km race, but there was also a 5 km and a half marathon race. I was really looking forward to…
Read MoreCombe St Nicolas 10 km Race Report.
15th April 2018 Sunday was the time for the Combe St Nicolas 10 km, a challenging road 10 km in Somerset which had been postponed from the 4th March because of the snow. Due to the postponement the new date clashed with my club’s own race The Honiton Hippo, I could have opted for a…
Read MoreMy Running Road-February 2018
After the high of my 10 km in Barcelona I wanted to build on this and hit the ground running and I feel like I did achieve this goal. After taking it easy to let my head wound heel, I had a race to look forward too, Fulfords Five in Exmouth. I have never done…
Read MoreKilmington Kanter Race Report
30th March 2018 Good Friday means hot cross buns but in a small village in East Devon called Kilmington it mean race day. The Kilmington Kanter is an off road 7 mile run organised by the primary school and Axe Valley Runners in order to raise money for the school. I ran the first event…
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