On 9th May, I raced the Mow Cop Killer Mile for the fourth time having ran in 2017, 2022, and 2023, each year getting faster so no pressure. Just like last year my daughter took part in the kids U12’s race which I ran with her as a “warm up”, although judging by her recent Junior Parkrun, she is starting to get to a pace … Continue reading MOW COP KILLER MILE 2024 RACE RECAP
On 19th August I took part in the Track Shack Celebration of Running 5k in Orlando FL. No plans or goals for this other than just to run hard and enjoy it. We arrived in Florida from the UK on 17th Aug and spent yesterday at Magic Kingdom clocking up the steps and time on feet. Not really a concern for a 5k and first … Continue reading TRACK SHACK’S CELEBRATION OF RUNNING 5k 2023 RACE RECAP
On 11th May, I raced the Mow Cop Killer Mile for the third time but this my daughter also took part in the kid’s Killer Mile. There was a really big turnout this year which was super pleasing, this is a small-town race operated by the local running club and only returned in 2022 after disappearing from the calendar for 3 years. First up were … Continue reading MOW COP KILLER MILE 2023 RACE RECAP
On the 5th February, I took part in the local Alsager 5. I ran this race for the first time last year and despite some really windy weather, I came home under 30 minutes (just) with a 29:45… Alsager 5 2022 Race Recap Like last year, I was using this race as a hard threshold session as part of my spring marathon training. Having dipped … Continue reading ALSAGER 5 2023 RECAP
On 12th May I took part in the Mow Cop Killer Mile. This was my second time running the Killer Mile with my course PB of 9:14 coming in the 2017 Killer Mile. That year I ran the race a few days prior to the Berlin Marathon, this time I ran it a few days after Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. Just a slight change going from … Continue reading MOW COP KILLER MILE 2022 RACE RECAP
Back in 2020, I joined one of the local running clubs, City of Stoke AC, because I wanted to mix up the running by adding some cross country races to my road racing schedule. That year I picked up a knee injury in October which meant I missed the entire 2020 season. Although, we all know what happened to racing in 2020 thanks to COVID … Continue reading 2021/22 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON RECAP
On the 6th February, I ran the Alsager 5. This is actually the first time I have run this one despite only living 3 miles from Alsager. For one reason or another it has never fallen right for my training schedule but this year I decided to go for it. I haven’t run a road race since the Tatton 10k in June 2021. I have … Continue reading ALSAGER 5 2022 RECAP
My third time running the Mid Cheshire 5k in the last 16 months and having ran a PB here in the 2019 spring race and again in the 2019 summer race I knew it was a quick course. Just like 12 months ago, I was going into the summer race having not had the best training. Last year I had missed a big chunk of … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SUMMER 2020 RACE RECAP
This is my second time running the Mid-Cheshire 5k after running the Mid-Cheshire Spring 5k in April where I set a new PB of 18:10. Since then my run fitness has declined following a calf strain in May. I have not been able to get in as much speed work and the mileage has dropped as well. I am now 15 weeks into the recovery … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SUMMER 2019 RACE RECAP
The Mid-Cheshire 5k is my first 5k since I ran an 18:51 PB at ROCK n ROLL LIVERPOOL 5k in 2018 (not counting the Chicago 5k and Abbotts Dash to the Finish as they were shakeout runs for the marathons the following day. I signed up for the Mid-Cheshire 5k as it is billed as a fast flat course, the fastest 5k in the UK in 2018 … Continue reading MID-CHESHIRE 5K SPRING 2019 RACE RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 