I ran Manchester Marathon on April 7th 2019. It was my first time running the race and my first time in Manchester! Here’s how it went for me and a few thing I learnt that may save your next race. My race target for Manchester Marathon: Preparation for the race had been very positive with […]
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New Half Marathon PB – The Big Half Race Review
The Big Half is an iconic run, 13.1 miles through some of the most iconic London landmarks and a it previews the Virgin Money London Marathon route in reverse. As you probably already know it was a very very windy day. So windy that all of the planned festival zone had to be cancelled and […]
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Best Running Moments of 2018
There’s no doubt about it… 2018 has been my best year for running and here are some of my best running moments from an awesome year. Interviewing Sir Mo Farah It’s not often you get to meet your idols and I was lucky to meet Mo Farah twice last year. WHAT. A. LEGEND. I caught […]
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Running The Lakeland 50 2018 – Race Review
I am writing this blog over 4 months after running the Montane Lakeland 50 because it played a huge part in my achievements this year and I don’t want to forget any of it. Possibly this might inform someone else but a little bit more but mostly this blog is a note to self. I […]
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Youtube – Running Vlog Launched
I have launched a Youtube channel to showcase some of the running chat that goes beyond the limitations of my Instagram account. Check it out here! Like, comment and subscribe to see some of the experiences and races I take part in as I document my running progress to try and inspire others to challenge […]
Ultra Training – The 100km week, marathons and a 1 mile PB
Here’s an update on ultra training and my first week ever reaching over 100k, a new 1 mile PB and running 2 marathons on consecutive weekends. This is all part of my training towards running the Montane Lakeland 50 in July. The furthest distance and toughest terrain I have attempted to date. Over this 7/8 […]
London Marathon 2018 – Hottest ever!
So the London Marathon has been and gone for another year and to say I had high hopes for myself this year is an understatement. The six weeks building up to London allowed for some good long runs and I had posted some consistently fast half marathons around the 90 min mark so I was […]
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Why I’m running the Montane Lakeland 50
I am running the Montane Lakeland 50 this year, a pretty brutal 50 mile race in the Lake District on July 28th 2018. At this stage I’m not sure if it’s wise or stupid but I have my reasons below. Why I Started to Run I started running because it was a challenge. I wanted […]
Big Half – Half Marathon Race Review
The 2018 Big Half (half marathon) was the first of its’s kind and has been developed at the same time as New Balance announcing their sponsorship of the Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 on a 10 year deal. It offers an opportunity for those training for VMLM to test their pace, but also people not […]
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Breaking a 90 minute Half Marathon – Exeter Half 2018
My first race of the year was a small, local, low key half marathon in Exeter, Devon. Why I historically avoid half marathons: Worth noting at this point that previously I found half marathons unbearable. Put simply, I hadn’t ever previously taken them that seriously and as a result they always seemed like a painfully […]