Having refused to take part in Race for Life due to the exorbitant entry fee, all of which goes to admin and not the charity, I was pleased to find a run I could enter with my nine year old. I should point out, perhaps, that my nine year old is not into running, and looks at me with a very odd look should I suggest she join me...
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What can I say, I’m writing this the day after my first attempt at a Half Marathon and I truly feel like I have been hit by a train. My hips are so sore and out of alignment that it’s not funny, and I am waddling around like a drunken cowboy who’s been in the saddle for weeks. But I don’t care cos I...
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For a race that I had been worrying about for some time, and nearly dropped out of on Friday, this went surprisingly well. The day dawned damp and misty and didn’t really improve on that, although I am told that it was considerably warmer than the same time last year. The event takes place in Dalby Forest and the...
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My first and only attempt at this was back in 2008 as a 7 mile race, it was my first attempt at the distance, and my run/walk earned me a finish time of 1:27:25 and a sore ankle from the rather large rubble on the airfield surface.
This year it’s a 10k race (although Endomondo only clocked it as 6.07 miles but that could...
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I remember the tenth anniversary year, they had a band half way round the course, and by the time I got to that half way point the band packed up and went home. Now to me the whole point of these races is to celebrate those women at the back, the ones in the wheelchair or walking with the help of friends, the survivors. They...
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This is one of my favourite running photos because of the crowd behind me! I got so used to being last but one that this gives me a real buzz.
This is the second Jane Tomlinson I’ve done but it’s the first where I set myself a target of running non stop. I’ve not raced since the Jane Tomlinson 10k in 2009, and...
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As you know I have chosen not to take part in Race for Life anymore due to the entry fee being so high and none of it going to the charity. But that’s a story for another day.
This blog post is to celebrate the back runners, the survivors, the people taking part to celebrate life. This photo is a perfect example of that,...
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This was the first time my daughter had entered Race for Life and was really excited about taking part, sadly the weather wasn’t on our side. From before the warm up the heavens opened and stayed that way for the rest of the morning. It was made worse as it was one of the many Race for Life’s that I have done with a...
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