Tag: Road
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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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Hell on the Humber 2023
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We’re back baby! One year in the making, and with half the time injured as the previous year it’s a miracle I’m not pro yet! Hell on the Humber holds a special place in my heart given its an event I can share with my dad. Having run the 6-…
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The Next Stop By Request Will Be…
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The Next Stop By Request Will Be… Bing-bong, the next stop by request will be… a silly idea. I feel like there a few things more Sheffield than the automated voice that punctuates thousands of tram journeys each day. To me it’s as Sheffield as Henderson’s Relish, steel-working, and the…
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My Hell on the Humber
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The Hell on the Humber (HOTH) is an interesting event. Most people get into running to see new places, whether that be on the roads to explore a city or the trails that lie beyond. I have always been partial to the latter, bounding from rock to rock along Stanage…
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Minster Way in a Day
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The Minster Way in a Day 5:45 – Dinnington I can’t say I had the best night’s sleep, anxiety keeping me awake. The night before anything important has always been the worst time for me. I lie in bed contemplating whether I have done enough to succeed. Of course, this…