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 / 0 Comments

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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Tees Pride 10K

September 3, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

My 2nd time running at this popular event in Middlesbrough along with another 2,637 people! After the 2016 event started off with typical North East damp and drizzly conditions, the early signs were that 2017 Tees Pride could head the same way. Despite the menacing cloud cover, the sun broke through just in time for …

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Parkrun 50 Club

September 2, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

It’s taken a while but I’m finally a member of the parkrun 50 club! I had the honour of running today with my 7 year old son on his 2nd ever full parkrun and we got around the course in a new PB for him of 30:54! He managed to run the whole 3 miles …

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My Beginners Story

August 28, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

In December 2016, I was looking at ways to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Trust – something close to my heart as my God Daughter Mia has CF. My auntie suggested I sign up for the Great North Run. With things like this, it’s a case of act now and think later so when the …

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When the Going Gets Tough

August 27, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

When the going gets tough during a run, what is my coping mechanism? Out on a particularly tough 8 mile route the other day (the day after 5 miles at a track interval session) and thoughts turned to my next blog post… It got me wondering what I think about when I run to get …

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Winning The Mental Battle

August 19, 2017 / therunblog / 0 Comments

What can I say about me and running? Well, it’s definitely a love/hate relationship and I struggled with the mental battle for a long time, however, at the present moment I’m loving it… But it’s not always been that way. You see, I know it’s good for my mental well being but sometimes that’s just …

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