Category Archives: Running
Mortimer Forest Hill Race – 2010
TweetThis race was my first delve into the world of fell racing in 2009 so for 2010 I was keen to see how much, if any, improvement I had made. Feeling a little tight in the hamstring area, I opted … Continue reading
Cardington Cracker
TweetWell not as good as previous races in the series for me. I think a combination of me pushing harder on Saturdays XC race than I typically do and also the club Christmas party just left me feeling a bit flat. … Continue reading
St Michael’s 10K, Stone
TweetResult from last year: 0:57:47 Current 10k PB: 0:46:30 My target for this race was around 0:46:00 but I have had a fairly hard week with another 10k race last Thursday which saw me get 47.22 on a fairly hard … Continue reading
Two Castles Run – 2009
TweetIm not one to usually do a race report, but i though i would give it ago, This was my first ever race last year, so i felt that i had to enter it, even if it was the week … Continue reading
Edinburgh Marathon 2009
TweetPete and I flew up to Edinburgh on the Friday morning first thing so had a couple of days in the city – acclimatising to the sunshine, the city steps, the bagpipes and the Scots! We made a point of … Continue reading
Shakespeare Half Marathon
TweetAimed for a sub 1 hour 50 mins time – which would put me on track for a sub 4 hour marathon – so aimed for a pace which would bring me in at 1 hour 48…. and this was … Continue reading
Urgh pre race illness….
TweetWell with Edinburgh fast approaching, the long run weeks are disapearing fast. Due to various race comitments, we decided to do our long run last Friday night. Not a problem usually, but this was our first monster. A full 19 … Continue reading
2nd Nov 2008 – 4.5 Mile White Horse Chase – 00:36:23
TweetRound one of the clubs winter league saw about 20 people freezing their butts off in the middle of Balsall Common. The route was a 4.5mile loop all on road, and mostly flat. Being in group A (the slow ‘uns) … Continue reading
EDF ENERGY BIRMINGHAM
TweetOn 26th October 2008 Birmingham will stage its first ever half marathon organised by Birmingham City Council and this historic Race Against Climate Change is sponsored by EDF Energy. The EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon, which is 13.1 miles long, … Continue reading
Xtreme Terrain 10
TweetTwice around the 5k track, all multi terrain with slight inclines and trails. This course uses the same tracks as the other Festival events. Although not particularly hilly it is wonderful scenary to run across with some fast gravel tracks … Continue reading