I run for cake, chocolate and wine most of the time. But this morning I ran for cheese, gorgeous, smelly, blue cheese to be precise.The posh stuff too, the stuff sold in Waitrose ‘don’t you know!’ Day 11 of my… Read More ›
Holme Pierrepoint Running Club
The hi-vis of helpfulness
Otherwise known as my first attempt at marshalling! When Wimbledon is upon us, so too is the Holme Pierrepont Running Club Grand Prix, the club’s big event of the year drawing the running fraternity from several counties around. It’s 4… Read More ›
Face a fear, regain your mojo
So who’d have thought that facing your nemesis would cure the post mara blues and herald the return of long lost mojo? We all have irrational fears that deep down we know are totally unfounded, stupid, all in our head… 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 ›
Hey, it’s OK beyond the comfort zone
So I can’t say I wasn’t a touch worried about the final two races in the Holme Pierrepoint Grand Prix. Race 3 was the shortest and my most feared, the 5km. Ironically, it was always going to be a PB…. Read More ›