What a difference a year makes. My first appearance at Trent Park was the corresponding fixture in 2013. The day after the Eagles Christmas party. I felt awful and the fumes floating around our tube carriage was enough to get fellow passengers pissed as a newt. Scroll forward 12 months…
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Ridgeway Run
Overweight, unfit, and barely running. None of which are valid reasons to stop a last-minute sign-up for the Ridgeway Run trail race. I spotted an old Facebook post on the Eagles page and could not resist a hilly countryside run. The race is organised by Tring Running Club and usually…
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Kent Roadrunner Marathon
The best paid plans… This was going to be my A race of the spring season. Enjoy a jaunt around the Brighton Marathon, revel in the sun-kissed views atop the hills of the Three Forts Challenge, and then burn a sub 3:45 path around the Kent Roadrunners Marathon. I successfully…
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3 Forts Challenge
Last year I enjoyed a beautiful scenic run up and down the South Downs via the Three Forts Challenge Half Marathon. I was in great shape, the weather was balmy, and the views were stunning. I was the proud owner of a 1:52:12 chip time finish that did justice to…
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Gade Valley 20
Marathon training continues and this week we were hosted by the ever friendly Gade Valley Harriers at their annual 20 mile run, which is part of their marathon training run series. Last year I ran the 17 mile route with Other Dan and this year I returned with a car…
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Meon Valley Plod
Last year I had a rude introduction to trail running thanks to the Longman 18.5m Falmer Run (note to self: publish the bloody blog post about it) where I slogged through the mud and hills admiring the stunning scenery across the South Downs. I loved every minute of it, especially…
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Finchley 20
It’s spring marathon season and the 20 mile races and running events are coming thick and fast now. The Finchley 20 is a local race organised by Hillingdon AC that was originally founded in 1933 by the then Finchley Harriers, who along with Ruislip and Northwood A.C. were the two…
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The National
The National Cross Country Championships. THE bloody NATIONAL freakin CROSS bloody COUNTRY awesome CHAMPIONSHIPS. There can’t be many other sports where you can pay your entry fee and race the national champs alongside the top competitors. Even in running we can all enter the major marathons but you’re not actually…
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Brooks Serpentine New Year’s Day 3K Fun Run
A family outing to Hyde Park on New Year’s Day for the Serpentine New Year’s Day 10k and 3k to cheer & take pictures of the participating Eagles (me), run the 3k (The Son), waste lots of money in Winter Wonderland (The Son), and a spot of Eagle child care (me…
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Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1
The Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 is an undulating/hilly walk or trail run through the historical region of Wessex with the start & finish at Salisbury Fire Station. It is run on quiet park roads, bridleways and public paths, through areas of outstanding natural beauty, many not normally open to the general public. There…
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Richmond Park Half Marathon
The Richmond Park Half Marathon is organised by the RunThrough.co.uk Events team and consists of 4 laps around part of Richmond Park, which basically boils down to 4 laps of the Richmond parkrun course plus an extra dog leg out-and-back on each lap to hit the magic 13.1 miles. All…
Ealing Eagles 10k
I am an ever-present runner at the Eagles 10k and this year I returned to banish the poor run that I experienced last year. My training had been disrupted by injury through the end of winter and early spring of 2013 so my fitness was gone and I suffered the…