On the 6th November 2022, I ran my fourth in-person New York City Marathon having taken part in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 races and fifth if you want to count the 2020 virtual running. I will link to my race recaps for those years below: It was the running of that 2020 virtual marathon which secured me the place in the in-person race this … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY MARATHON 2022 RACE RECAP
The blog I always dreamt of writing but deep down, never thought I would write. Like most triathletes, qualifying for Kona was always a dream, something I would love to do one day but never thought I would actually qualify. In July 2021 at Ironman UK, that dream became a reality when I qualified for the 2021 Ironman World Championships. Ultimately, that race was cancelled … Continue reading IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 RACE RECAP
On the 12th June, I took part in my third Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire having raced in Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2018 and Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2021. This was my last “warm-up” race before doing Challenge Roth in a few weeks time. I felt like I had something to prove to myself in this race after really struggling during the run at Ironman 70.3 Mallorca in May. … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2022 RACE RECAP
On 3rd July I took part in Challenge Roth which was my 3rd full distance triathlon, the 2nd one over the full 140.6 miles after Ironman UK 2018 was reduced by 17 miles. Challenge Roth has been a bucket list race for me ever since I first saw videos and photos of the athletes going up Solar Hill with the thousands of spectators crowding around … Continue reading CHALLENGE ROTH 2022 RACE RECAP
On the 22nd May, I headed to Harrogate for the Struggle Yorkshire Dales sportive. I was using this as a long ride as part of my training for Challenge Roth in early July. This was my first 100 miler of the year having done 5 in 2021 by this stage. The Struggle was on the same day as the Velo 29 Tour of The Peaks … Continue reading STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE 2022 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
On 7th May I crossed the finish line in Mallorca for my sixth middle distance triathlon and fourth Ironman branded 70.3. This race meant more than most, back in May 2019 I lined up for Ironman 70.3 Mallorca with high hopes of a PB, but these hopes were quickly dashed as I run from the beach to the sea. As soon as I entered the … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 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 3rd April I made my return to the marathon start line after 29 months away. It has been a long time since I toed the line at the New York City Marathon 2019. The pandemic and various injuries meant I missed a lot but there are bigger things to worry about in the world right now. In September 2021 I picked up a stress … Continue reading MARATHON DE PARIS 2022 RACE 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
The Cheshire Runner. 