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 …

Testing: TomTom Runner Cardio – a quick glance

I am currently playing with a new toy thanks to The Running Bug, who are letting me test one of the new TomTom Runner Cardio watches.  Rather than rely on a chest strap to measure your heart-rate, this watch measures it through your wrist.  Having recently suffered a bit of …

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 …