What a running rollercoaster. That naughty, niggly calf held out for the Great North Run and I thought that meant the end of this year’s little issue. Well FSB, I was wrong ( personal acronym = Fuck, Shit, Bollocks )… Read More ›
Half Marathon
The Great North Blog
Well take that bucket list and cross another thing off. A hot, hilly and simply awesome half marathon, the Great North Run. All the excitement of the worlds biggest road race, the buzz of all the TV coverage and celebrity… Read More ›
Review the old, set goals for the new. Happy 2016 all.
So sitting on the sofa feeling dull, ( OK too hungover to run for a bus let alone attempt one of this mornings New Years Day park runs), looking back at the highs and lows of 2015 seems a good… Read More ›
PB, knackered knee, crazy me !
Well butter my backside and call me a biscuit, if I didn’t just run the Robin Hood Half Marathon after all the summer knee trauma but I added a cheeky little PB to this year’s collection. It’s my 4th… Read More ›
Creatures of habit ….. Good and bad !
Bless human nature, it guides us, makes us who we are, keeps on the right track……..but why are we such creatures of habit, good and bad ? So this week I finally haul my lazy ass out of bed for… Read More ›
Failing to plan…..blah blah blah !
So taped up with my new blue kinesiology tape and route memorised, woeful build up firmly at the back of my mind, Ellie and I decided just to go for it and test out the new Robin Hood Half Marathon… Read More ›
Time for the Turkey Trot
Half Marathon number 4 in my repertoire seriously needed something different, how many Robin Hood’s get boring…..well 3 actually. You can’t be part of the Nottingham running fraternity and not hear about the December Turkey trot. Its a challenge, its… Read More ›