London Marathon

May 22, 2018 / therunblog / 0 Comments

Not everyone is lucky enough to run the London Marathon but I can now say I’ve done it. I’ve got the medal, got the t-shirt and picked up the inevitable post marathon injuries. It was never on my radar to run another marathon, despite my first attempt being just 30 seconds over the 4 hour …

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Kielder Dark Skies 14 – 2018 Review

March 30, 2018 / therunblog / 0 Comments

Kielder Dark Skies 14 is a night run around the largest man made lake in the UK. Kielder has ‘Dark Skies’ park status which makes this run even more special on a clear evening. The distance is actually more like 14.7 miles and has a course elevation of around 1000ft. Race registration is situated at …

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London Marathon – 38 Days To Go…

March 14, 2018 / therunblog / 0 Comments

Just over 5 weeks left until I attempt my second marathon at London and to say training hasn’t been great would be an understatement. Started training with an achilles issue which I thought would wreck any chance of actually making London. Luckily that settled down in time to give me a chance. Recent poor weather, …

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Temple Newsam Ten

January 20, 2018 / therunblog / 0 Comments

Temple Newsam Ten or TNT for short is a 10 mile trail race held by St Theresa’s Athletic Club. The race begins and ends at the Temple Newsam Estate situated in the East Leeds region and takes in muddy forest trails, gravel paths, grass and hills. A great mix and a good challenge for the …

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The Injury Curse Strikes Again

November 7, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

So, this week I received the exciting news that I had been drawn to receive one of our club’s London Marathon places! Hotel quickly booked, outward train journey sorted and thoughts were already turning to when to start my training. One small problem though, the Achilles injury I’ve been battling for the last 3 months. …

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Unilite Neon Sport-H1 Head Torch

October 11, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

The new Unilite Neon Sport-H1 Head Torch (RRP £27.50) has just landed on my doormat, so let’s see what it can do! Firstly the spec… This new model comes in a choice of 4 colours so depending what takes your fancy you can opt for Neon Green, Yellow, Pink or Blue. I’m a simple kinda …

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Virtual Running

October 2, 2017 / therunblog / 1 Comment

With the season drawing to a close and the dark nights closing in, my motivation always seems to disappear around this time of year. Races are few and far between, the weather turns colder and it just seems more difficult to force myself out of the door… Until I discovered Virtual Running. One thing that …

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South Park 10 – Darlington

September 17, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

South Park 10 is a 10 mile race organised by local club Darlington Harriers. It consists of 10 equal laps of South Park, home of Darlington’s parkrun course. The course is a slight variation on a parkrun lap, but essentially it’s just a shortened version. Despite a poor weekend forecast, the weather was thankfully kind …

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Marathonbore – Stuart Wright

September 9, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

Marathonbore is the first in a series of other running blogs we’ve been reading recently. Blog owner Stuart documents his training regime as he attempts to complete his first marathon. I think anybody that has successfully finished a marathon is guilty of becoming a marathon bore for at least a couple of months before and …

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Why Join a Running Club?

September 7, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

A question I asked myself when starting out was why join a running club? What benefits can it bring me that I can’t already get by training on my own? As it turns out, the benefits have far outweighed the cost so far… Firstly, let’s discuss the cost. Yearly membership of my local running club …

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