The Canal Canter Marathon organised by It's Grim Up North Running events was run on March 13th as an out and back circuit from Leeds.
An inauspicious start at the race HQ - the actual race route was much more scenic!The race was well organised with plen...
It's unusual to have any race scheduled mid-week but the Charles Darwin Day Marathon was arranged for Friday 12th February to commemorate the anniversary of Darwin's birth 207 years ago.
The race took place in Shrewsbury, the City of Darwin's birth, at...
Well Alsager 5 what can I say. It was a fast course and as it was full with over 1,000 entries the start was a nightmare. However, this year I found myself pushed towards the front and hemmed in by runners from both sides.
I decided that my game plan ...
The 'Cheshire Cross Country Championships is an event which is held in different locations every year, this year they were held at Reasheath College on the outskirts of Nantwich.
It's an open event, providing you live in Cheshire you can take part, I sh...
The 'Newcastle Dales Dash' race took place on a Sunday 6th December on an overcast, wet and windy morning. The race takes place on the 'Apedale Community Country Park, 200 hectares of woods, meadows and pools, which is reclaimed land from what was once co...
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When I signed up for this LDWA event I predicted a gentle stroll around the Peak District and therefore hadn’t really done any preparation or planning. In the days prior to the event, Storm Abigail battered the UK with strong winds and heavy rain.
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On a damp overcast Saturday morning, eight striders made there way to Arley Hall for this popular 'Cheshire 10k Race'. The weekends forecast was for wet and windy, which is exactly what it was.
We met at our cricket club, and a convoy of three cars ...
The Grin and bear it, or the snarl and swear at it.
This was to be my longest distance run since 1st September and would allegedly total some 16 miles of fell running. I am no expert on fell running but I have now completed probably about 10-20 in tota...
Well, what a beautiful crisp day for a yomp in the Cheshire countryside. 9 fun-filled miles with great company (Paul, George & Tony in the distance!), a bit of mud, & more stiles than you can shake a muddy stick at.
There were hills, mud, on-road, off-r...
After 5 months of fine dining and booze, I wasn’t really looking forward to the Werrington 10K. I last did this race in 1999 and I did remember that there was a hill at the end of the race.
The weather conditions today were great, I even got to air my...
