Race report: Severn Bridge Half Marathon

I was browsing online recently when I stumbled across a mention of the Severn Bridge Half marathon, it was going to be the first time that they had closed the motorway on the original Severn Bridge and allowed people on to it to cross the bridge. It fell within a …

running: Down Tow Up Flow Half Marathon

I did it! I finished another half marathon!  It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t fast but I got there in the end….and I briefly got to meet #NARM (Stephanie the Magpie, not a real magpie, who helps the parkrunshow with their social media stuff). The Down Tow Up Flow half …

Race report: Letchworth Greenway Challenge Half Marathon

We’ve been meaning to give the Letchworth Greenway a try for a while as it’s a ready-made half marathon loop, but hadn’t quite got round to it as firstly from the map/iPhone app it looks a tad confusing and also I haven’t been running that far in training which would …

Race report: Women’s Running 10k, River Lee Country Park

When the new dates for the Women’s Running 10k series were announced I was pleased to see a new addition to the list with their first event of the series at Lee River Country Park. This was billed as a flat course (hopefully flatter than the allegedly flat Finsbury Park …

The “Steep, Soggy and a bit Chilly Double” Trail Races

Well I think I can now officially call myself a trail runner having braved pretty rubbish weather to complete 2 races in the Lake District this weekend. The so-called “Dirty Double” turned out to be the “Steep, Soggy and a bit Chilly Double” but I can safely say that the Boyf …