Author: Will
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Déjà Vu Dash – Groundhog Day 10k
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We didn’t come all the way to Long Beach, LA, for an obscure local 5k/10k/10M/HM race. We are here for Fi’s Orthopaedic Research Conference, and I needed to find things to entertain myself with. $28 later I was signed up to run two out-and-back 5k loops of the beachfront for…
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A Mile an Hour
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Beau Miles. What a beauty. I am a long-time watcher of Mr Miles and a thorough enjoyer of his content. His easy nature and seemingly endless ideas for fun ways to enjoy the outdoors are of great inspiration to me. One video always stuck with me. The Mile an Hour.…
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Trunce #9 2023
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Here we are, the last of the series. I can’t say I’ve been waiting long for it as I’ve only done the last three of the year. But this one is different, it’s fancy dress (optional). Of course, I had to partake. The question was, what was I going to…
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Trunce #8 2023
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After the amount of fun I ended up having at the Trunce it was a no-brainer to return and have another shot. I had set a goal of averaging 5:00/km last time, which is a fair improvement over the 5:05/km I first ran, a full 31 seconds faster. Though I…
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Trunce #7 2023
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I think I have run one ‘fell’ style race. It was up Win Hill god knows how long ago, and I think I did alright (this was before my Strava days), and I distinctly remember nearly obliterating a drystone wall on my descent. I’m not too sure why I haven’t…
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Rothay Parkrun #102
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Look who’s back in Ambleside. Twice in a month, what a treat. My initial plan was to get a 15 – 20km run in with around 500m elevation to keep on track with my training plan, but the allure of standing in a park in the sopping wet and running…
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Rothay Parkrun #101
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Rothay Parkrun is slowly becoming my home event. I found myself back in Ambleside for a stag do but of course I had to get a quick run in. So, slightly hungover and with only a cup of tea in my belly I set out with Mark. The heavens were…
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Rothay Parkrun #93
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I’m back in Ambleside for the fifth time this year, and the second time doing the Rothay Parkrun. The course is not a favourite of mine. It includes numerous 90o+ turns, narrow gates, thin sections of path, and an alley where runners pass both ways making jams a weekly occurrence.…
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Beacon Parkrun #96
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I am in Lichfield this weekend with Fiona, staying at her parents. She has an outdoor swim booked for Saturday morning, so I think, let’s go do the parkrun. I am told I can park in the back corner of the Morrisons carpark, and dubiously arrive to see the entire…
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Rasselbock Winter Run 2024
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Ah shit, here we go again. The 6-hour format is becoming something of a regularity for me now. Whether it is intentional or not remains to be seen. After the free entry to Hell on the Humber 2023 from my completely unexpected victory in 2022, and the Ambleside 50k being…