It has been a while since I pulled on the purple jersey and did a competitive race and when I looked at the weather forecast I almost didn’t bother again today. However, I did force myself to run this one and I’m glad I did … it was wet, windy and muddy. The kind of … Continue reading Absent Friends Trail Race
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My first race of 2010 and only my second race since the birth of my son last summer. I have only made it once to Maiden Castle in the last 9 months but expected to see a few other Striders at the start line, but I think I was alone in representing the purple, white … Continue reading Hartlepool Marina 5M
Newton Aycliffe 10K
Sunday, June 21, 2009
First…Alister Robson Whilst most Striders were running the Castle to Castle a few of us ran Newton Aycliffe 10K. Although Saturday’s weather was awful with near persistent rain, the sun shone beautifully on Sunday morning and we knew we were in for a warm one. Newton Aycliffe is a funny 10K with one small loop … Continue reading Newton Aycliffe 10K
A typical British summer’s day with lots of rain and cloud nearly put me off travelling to Newburn for this race. However, my wife persuaded me to get out of the house and I was so glad that I made the effort as at 7pm the sun started to shine and it made for a … Continue reading Newburn River Run
Raby Castle 10K and 5K
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Andy Jordan What a fantastic event. It was a beautiful day for a run and I can think of nowhere better than the grounds of Raby Castle. There was a great turnout from the Striders and everyone seemed to have a good run on what was an undulating course on the hottest day of the … Continue reading Raby Castle 10K and 5K
Whilst the rest of the running club were at Snod’s Edge I was in Middlesbrough doing my first ever 5k race. This event was organised by the same people who do the Albert Park run every Saturday morning. Stewart Park is bigger, a lot greener and more undulating than its counterpart and about half of … Continue reading Stewart Park 5K
Having recently read Dougie’s guide on how not to run a half marathon I decided that I would take all of the advice that I could on my second ever run over this distance. At the club run on Wednesday the suggestion was start slow and speed up so I decided that would be my … Continue reading Leeds Half Marathon
A beautiful Sunday morning and a great day for a run. The Hartlepool race starts and ends at the Marina and follows a there and back route along the sea front at Hartlepool. At times the breeze was quite strong but because of the route you got a helping hand on the last 2 miles … Continue reading Hartlepool Marina 5M
Organised by the same people who are responsible for the Staveley Stampede (link below) this is a fantastic, undulating 10km race centred around the roads, paths and fields around Arkendale in North Yorkshire. The scenery was great, apart from one stretch along the side of the A1(M) on a footpath I didn’t see any other … Continue reading Arkendale 10K
On a crisp Sunday morning in January whilst many Striders were out pounding the streets of York, six of us turned up to do the handicap race in Fisburn near Sedgefield. It was a glorious morning with a slight frost and a chilly wind but bright blue skies and an incentive to get running to … Continue reading Sedgefield Harriers Handicap