Me, Susan and Laura travelled to the Cheviots on Sunday to run up and down Northumberland’s highest hill – The Cheviot. This was Laura’s first ‘proper’ fell race and it was held in very challenging conditions (v.wet underfoot, a very strong wind and heavy showers) and, on the advice of the mountain rescue team, the … Continue reading Cheviot Summit Race
Daily Archives: 14th April 2013
The Rock and Roll series of races is well established in the states and these are now being rolled out across other parts. This was the 2nd one in Edinburgh, replacing the previous Chris Hoy / ADT Half Marathon. It sounded fun and I liked the idea of ‘bands on the run’ at each mile … Continue reading Edinburgh Rock n Roll Half Marathon
“A scenic run on a multi terrain course”, sounded appealing enough to me so off we toddled on a bright and breezy Sunday morning. As usual I arrived nice and early with wife and kids tagging along. Registration was painless and we settled down in the race HQ with a nice cup of tea. We … Continue reading Sand Dancer
These days I do not get nervous before a marathon, however Vienna was different. It was my first road marathon and I was not sure how I would cope with the impact of running on a hard flat surface for so long. This was also my chance to go for a time, so I had … Continue reading Vienna City Marathon