Running blogs
18 entries in this categoryJune 2009:
- Starting hill training
Well I'm now just over 3 months away from the Nine Edges endurance race in September, and it is time to start doing some proper "training"! I've...
- Great running in April
This month has been one of my best ever for running
I'm completely psyched for the Nine Edges endurance race in September, and I've been really... - Inov8 Roclite 315 running shoes
Last week I bought a new pair of trail running shoes, as my current pair are quite heavy and don't give much grip when it is muddy or wet. It's...
- Nine Edges endurance race for Mountain Rescue
I'm running the Nine Edges Endurance race at the end of September 2009. It's a 20 mile off road event, taking in some of the best gritstone climbing...
- Great run in the wind & rain!
I was dragged out this morning in the freezing cold and driving rain to Firbeck village, just North of Worksop. My running partner, Alicia, has been...
- Running & walking on Kalymnos
I'm currently staying on the beautiful Greek island of Kalymnos, and yesterday I tried out some of the walking (from the Kalymnos hiking map, €6 in...
- Gear - Garmin Forerunner 50
I've resisted the urge to splash out on a fancy GPS-tracking/heart rate monitor/watch for several years now (most unlike me
) but I've finally... - Getting back into running
My running is very much stop/start unfortunately: a couple of months of regular running and then a few months off, either because of injury or a lack...
- Percy Pud 10K race
I've just been persuaded by a friend to enter the Asics Percy Pud 10km: "South Yorkshire's most popular 10km race. It takes place on Sunday 2nd... - Great Yorkshire Run 10K race
This brand new race, which runs right past my front door in Sheffield, completely passed me by until I got a flyer through the door today telling... - Stanage Struggle fell race
I've never entered a fell race before, but I'm quite tempted by the Stanage Struggle, a 6.1 mile race with 1200 ft of ascent, starting at 11am from...
- First 10 mile race - please sponser me!
I'm running the Derwent Dambuster Challenge at the weekend, which is a 10 mile trail race - the furthest I've ever run in my life! I'm running it... - Sheffield Lord Mayor's 10K race 2007
This 10K road race started in the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield on Sunday April 22nd 2007, at 11am. I ran it last year as my first ever race, in...
- Dronfield 10K race 2007
This road race in Dronfield, near Sheffield, was held on Sunday 11th March 2007, 11.00am start. I really enjoyed the race (only my second ever),...
- First run of the year
Got out briefly today for my first outdoor run in about 6 months
Some friends had a hilly orienteering event at 9.30 this morning, but I...
- Running - dammed flies :(
Went for a lovely run in the Peak this evening, but all the way around I was plagued by half a dozen flies that just buzzed around my head and kept...
- Brilliant running website
Just found this site: http://www.runstoppable.com/ which lets you draw your running routes onto a Google Map and then log your runs, with...
- Sheffield Lord Mayor's 10K race 2006
This was my first ever race! It started and finished at the Don Valley stadium in Sheffield, and was 3 laps of a relatively flat course along tarmac...
