This was the first UK cycle sportive to roll out in 2021 following the relaxation of the COVID restrictions and my first cycle sportive since Ride London-Surrey 100 in August 2019. Velo29 were offering three distances for this event. A short route at 37 miles, a medium route at 79 miles and a long route at 101 miles. All three routes start and finish in … Continue reading VELO29 MANCHESTER-SHEFFIELD-MANCHESTER SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
No sooner have Christmas and New Year passed us by, we are looking forward to the spring marathon season. I for one cannot wait to see the back of these cold, grey and damp winter months. I would be happy if we had some snow here in the UK, I love running in snow but nope, just rain and fog. This spring I will be … Continue reading SPRING MARATHON SEASON
This is a brief description on why I chose not to run the Manchester marathon last weekend. Continue reading WHY I DIDN’T RUN THE MANCHESTER MARATHON
The second race of the day and the second time I have ran the Great Manchester 10k. Two years ago this was my very first race, I turned up with probably 5 training runs under my belt and never ran the distance before. This time around I was turning up having ran a half marathon PB in the morning over in Liverpool and over 2,500 miles of running in the legs. Continue reading GREAT MANCHESTER 10k 2018 RACE RECAP
12 months ago I ran my very first marathon in Paris. Today I ran marathon number 6 in Manchester with a more ambitious goal of running under 3hours 30 minutes. Coming just two weeks before the London Marathon, I have been in two minds about how to approach the Manchester Marathon all through training. In the end, I thought it was best to give 100% and just run it like any other race. Holding back can often result in injuries. Continue reading GREATER MANCHESTER MARATHON 2018 RACE RECAP
This is my review of how things went for me during 2017. This was my second year of running, but really the first year where I actually had some structure to it. Continue reading 2017 REVIEW
My view of the Heaton Park 10k from 7th May 2017. After running a sub 45 10k last week in Birmingham, could I do it again here at Heaton Park? Continue reading HEATON PARK MAY 10k 2017 RACE RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 