… Tamsin Imber ‘Own it!’ ‘Believe!’ and ‘Just f*****g go nail the b**ch!’ were some of the quotes I had in my head as I whizzed down to Maiden Castle on my bike. The latter quote from a hilarious book I am currently reading about a lady who is trying triathlons! Actually I was really … Continue reading Willow Miner Trail Race 2017
It was a warm, shorts-are-needed, sunny day in Grasmere! What good luck! The Borrowdale volcanic fells, flanked with many shades of green and their characteristic grey lumpy rocky tops looked magnificent and inviting. It was a lively tourist filled, bustling Summer morning in the village of Grasmere. Excited runners in active wear buzzed about in … Continue reading The Grasmere Gallop 2017
The London Marathon Warning!: This is not a positive report. Other reports about this race are available! I’m not a city person. I don’t like crowds. I don’t like traffic. I don’t like constant loud noise. And I don’t like too much concrete. COD (Concrete Oppression Depression) is a ‘thing’ that happened to me when … Continue reading Virgin Money London Marathon 2017
What if you were in a dark tunnel? A third of a mile long. I was running straight into the mouth of a giant beast! Wow that was one big, eerie tunnel entrance! Aghh! Running head first into it was like plunging into the sea! Freezing cold! Aghh! With a freezing cold ‘tunnel wind’ complete … Continue reading The Monsal Trail Half Marathon 2017
This is a very nice race which is well organised by It’s Grim up North Running. As I drove into the Kirstall area of Leeds, marshals were in position directing cars to the free car-parking. It was a short, signposted walk to the start at the canal-side. Toilets and left baggage tent are available at … Continue reading Leeds Liverpool Canal Canter 2017
Ingram, Northumberland, Sunday, January 22, 2017
Half Marathon
So..this is the first time this race has been run! It is organised by ‘High Fell Events’ (see their website). It was fantastic! A hardy group of Striders who hedged their hopes on this wintry half included Katherine Preston, Joan Hanson, Penny Browell, Neil Sleeman, Corrina James, Kathryn Sygrove, Anita Clementson, Camilla Lauren-Maatta and Kate … Continue reading Hedgehope Winter Wipeout 2017 Tamsin Imber
The Spijkenisse marathon is a small annual event which is a one loop course starting and ending at the athletics track in the town of Spijkenisse. This is a small town to the south of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. We stayed in Amsterdam for a long weekend and combined me doing this race with a festive, … Continue reading Spijkenisse marathon 2016
Pre race Well, what a top day for a run! Cold yes, but blue skies and the sun is coming out as we arrive in Brampton. I enter the school and join the throng of club runners-it is buzzing with a cheerful vibe! And it’s warm inside! After bumping into a few Striders here and … Continue reading Brampton to Carlisle 2016
Well this is the most exciting race I have ever done! I would highly recommend it! This is meant to be a helpful account for anyone who has not done it before, as well as a race report. So, it was a race I had hoped to enter but didn’t get a place in as … Continue reading Swaledale Marathon 2016
This is a lovely road run in a smart, clean city! Marathon and 10k options are also available. My brother Tim lives with his wife and baby daughter just outside of Madrid. Tim got into running a year and a half ago, just after me, and had been training for this (his first) half marathon … Continue reading Madrid Half Marathon 2016