Category Archives: Running

GUCR 2nd June 2012Last year I ran this amazing race and finished despite injuring my knee in the process, this year I wanted to go back and possibly take some time off last years effort. It did not go quite to plan.I absolutely love this race.Friday me Sue and my Daughter Becky travelled up to Birmingham toContinue reading “GUCR 2012”

Yesterday I sent my payment for this years Spartathlon a grand total of 400 Euros for me and another 540 Euros for a room upgrade to a double room and Sue to get full board for the 6 days too. I did think of waiting a week or so as the exchange rate may get betterContinue reading “Spartathlon payment”

Today was Halstead Marathon as my last long run before tapering for GUCR in 3 weeks. I have run this Marathon a couple of times before with me fastest being about 3:42ish. It is a hilly course but well organised and marshalled and very pretty to run around. It consists of an out run thenContinue reading “Halstead Marathon”

On sunday I took part in the Virgin London Marathon. I had not planned to race it but just run it as a long training run, I had got a place through my running club ballot. I had volunteered to run it with a friend from running club called Donna who was running in aidContinue reading “Virgin London Marathon”

I have been asked by a friend from Ultra Running Paul Ali to answer some questions about myself for an e-Magazine he is trying to create for the sport in the UK. I think this is a fantastic Idea and can only benefit the sport as a whole. Below are the questions and answers, IContinue reading “Question Time”

On Friday 6th of April I travelled up to hull with Sue and Becky (my daughter) to check in and get ready to run the innaugural Viking Way Ultra a new long distance minmal support ultra. 147 miles over some varied terrain from Hull to Oakham. We arrived at the Hotel and sorted our roomContinue reading “Viking Way Ultra”

Lat weekend I travelled up to Durham with Sue and we met up with Flip (Phillip Owen) and Anna Seeley who we have made friends with throught Fetcheveryone and meeting at races. I had planned to do the Hardmoors 55 as a very long training run to prepare myself for the Viking way in threeContinue reading “Hardmoors/DNF”

I was due to do the Poppyline 50 LDWA event on the 25th of February but due to some last minute family issues i had to record a DNS and bin the race. it’s shame as I really could do with the extra miles under my belt. So I did the Cambridge boundary run MarathonContinue reading “Poppyline 50 / Cambridge Boundary run Marathon.”

Hi not really had time to post on here in a few weeks. One of my aims in the last few years with running ultra’s is to hopefully one day get good enough to give Spartahlon a go at some point in the future. This year I have decided that I have a chance, atContinue reading “Spartahlon and Stuff”

On Saturday I took part in the Yorkshire Ultra, a 50miler on the north Yorkshire moors. I only entered this particular race as a mate from running club wanted to do this as his first 50miler and second ultra. We travelled up on the Friday night and we had B&B’s almost next to each otherContinue reading “Adventure hub Yorkshire Ultra”