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Kielder lakeside way

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

The Kielder Lakeside Way is a full Marathon length track around Kielder Reservoir in Northumberland. When it opened over a year ago I took a run around the first section of the course and I have to say I was … Continue reading →

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I think I killed my Asics

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

When I started to think about running the Himalayan 100 back in around April i had just bought a pair of Asics 3010 gels. I paid a little more for the 3010′s, as I knew I would be putting in … Continue reading →

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Running faster!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

Before signing up to the Himalayan 100, I had always ran, but it was mainly the odd Sunday morning run or a day out in the Lakes, and i’d never really been one for training or club running as such. … Continue reading →

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Crossing the 1000 mile mark

Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

Today is a pretty big day for me, for the first time ever i’ve clocked up over a thousand miles in a year, nearly three times more that i did in the whole of last year (and we still have … Continue reading →

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3 things to lift your spirits and keep you running

Posted on September 5, 2010 by admin

Training for a long race, running 40 miles plus a week, week in and week out, you can sometimes find your motivation lacking. I found 3 ways to get back on track and find my running mojo again, here’s how i did it… Continue reading →

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Fundraising gets a boost from Boots

Posted on August 18, 2010 by admin

We got some great news today from Lucinda’s work. Boots are going to match any donations we get for Macmillan up to £500. Macmillan Cancer Support one of the two charities than we are supporting and are also one Boots … Continue reading →

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Profiling the run

Posted on August 15, 2010 by admin

With less than 10 weeks to go, I only have about 6 weeks of proper training left before i need to start tapering down ready for the race. But should i be spending my remaining time just just getting random … Continue reading →

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Corporate sponsors needed

Posted on August 13, 2010 by admin

Now that the new look run blog is up and running, we have some exciting opportunities for corporate sponsorships. If you’d to help the fight against Gynaecological Cancers, support the Eve Appeal, and see you logo at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Now open for business

Posted on August 13, 2010 by admin

I hope that you are enjoying the new look running pages. I’ve finally got around to drawing together the hi-lights of the dailymile, the just giving site, and fetch blog, and rewrote some of the old posts and notes i’ve … Continue reading →

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Back to borrowdale

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin

I successfully completed my first full Borrowdale fell race this weekend. I’ve ran Borrowdale twice before, but never completed to entire course, So this was quite an achievement. The first time i tried getting around Borrowdale, was just after taking … Continue reading →

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