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Allendale 2011

Posted on April 14, 2011 by admin

The Allendale Challenge is one of my favourite races, its beautiful,tough, local and this year it was gloriously sunny. Its on of those must do event, but being in early April it can go from snow one year to heat stroke the next, last year i’d ran a PB at 5.22 this year i was aiming for anything under 6 hours, but much to my own surprise i put in a 4.37 knocking 45 minutes of last year and coming in the top 1/3, something of a first for me. Continue reading →

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Taking the rough with the smooth

Posted on February 20, 2011 by admin

Over the past year, my running has improved dramatically, I’ve moved on from coming in the last few places at most of my races to finishing towards the middle of the pack. My 5k time is under 20 minutes and … Continue reading →

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Racking up my first fifty

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

The plan was simple run as many laps of a 10 mile circuit as I could… furthest I’d ran up until this point was 32 miles…but with a the right playlist and a good supply of jelly babies could i make it 50. Continue reading →

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Choosing my next big challenge.

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

Last year I went from running the odd marathon to tackling something altogether bigger, the Himalayan 100, a 100 mile multi day stage race at altitude. But could I follow an event like that?

Some might say that my choice is a completely crazy idea, not only will it see me running further than i have ever ran, but it will involve running more climbing than i’ve ever done and will see us running through the night twice, if we stay the distance. Continue reading →

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Reflecting on a year’s running

Posted on January 4, 2011 by admin

Looking back on 2010, its been a very mixed year, I’ve ran faster, further and higher than ever before, but I’ve also ran fewer races and suffered more injuries than in previous years. The highpoint of the year of course had … Continue reading →

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Barefoot in the snow

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin

I’ve never been the kind of person to keep new toys in their boxes for long.  So its hardly surprising that after receiving a new pair of trainers for Christmas, that snow or no snow, by boxing day I was … Continue reading →

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Renewing a love affair with cooking

Posted on December 13, 2010 by admin

I have enjoyed cooking for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are of afternoons spent in my grandparents kitchen. We would go there after school on a Thursday, entering the house through the backdoor, we would … Continue reading →

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Living in the land of snow

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

In a stunning start to winter, it started snowing a week ago – last wednesday, and its been snowing on and off ever since. So for the past week and a half we’ve have been living in a land of … Continue reading →

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November Snow

Posted on November 28, 2010 by admin

It’s not unheard of to have the odd flurry as early as november, but its pretty unusual to get so much and for it to stay so long, and we’re not taking about on the tops of the hills of … Continue reading →

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My second park run

Posted on November 21, 2010 by admin

I heard about Park Run earlier this year, and although i’m not really a 5k runner, preferring longer distances and a more off road style of running, i thought i’d give it ago. If nothing else it would be a … Continue reading →

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