Royal Tunbridge Wells Park Run – Christmas Day 2019
December 26, 2019Down visiting the in-laws for Christmas and we fancied getting out for a bit of a run. They live in a pretty rural area of Kent, so the only option is out across the field. Last year that was fine as it was so cold all the mud was frozen, this year it had been…
Keyworth Turkey Trot 2019
December 10, 2019In a fit of excitement while we were over in the US we booked ourselves in for the Keyworth Turkey Trot to round off the year’s minimal racing. Lazing on a hotel bed in Austin it all seemed far enough away for us to have loads of time to prepare and smash it. 83 days…
Kinder Downfall Fell Race 2019
April 29, 2019Entered the Kinder Downfall fell race along with a friend a fair while ago back at the start of February when entries first opened. Nearly 3 months later it’s time to run it. Couple of things have changed, his health means he’s not running, and with my recent issues I’ve not run further than 8…
Peak Rail 7 (aka Runner vs Train)
April 24, 2019It sounded like a simple way to spend Easter Monday. Run 7 miles in the Peak District trying to beat a Steam Engine on a round trip. Sounded good but was rumoured to sell out quickly, so we were poised over the Enter button when the entries went live. So it finally came round to…
Learning on the job – Crewing the Robin Hood 100
September 20, 2018So the plan this year had been to run an offroad marathon, and then 2 months later run the Thames Trot 50 miler. But as mentioned before those fell by the wayside when I had to take a month off and cut right back. Which left me with a bit of a hole in my…
London Cardiff 24 2018, a review
July 28, 2018A little big of background for this one. London Cardiff 24 is a 24 hour relay run/race from London to Cardiff for teams of 12 runners. It’s a nice mix of canal towpaths, bridleways, footpaths, the occasional bit of quiet road running and the Ridgeway at night. Oh, and lots of supermarket car parks! 2018’s…