{"id":13,"date":"2024-04-16T15:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T11:52:09","slug":"short-stuff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"Short Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-291 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-race tag-half-marathon tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=291\" target=\"_self\" >Sheffield Half Marathon 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-03T19:17:53+00:00\">September 3, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This was a run I had been looking forward to. Not because it was a dream race or I was going for a PB. No, I was looking forward to it because I was going to run with my brother to pace our sister to finishing her first half marathon. I\u2019ve always enjoyed marshalling events&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-race tag-peak-district tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=284\" target=\"_self\" >Mickledon Straddle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-08T17:10:53+00:00\">May 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After a brief hiatus, the Mickledon Straddle is back! I speak as if I have been awaiting its return, but in reality I found out about the race\u2019s existence a couple months before race day when it was listed as the first event in the Striders Fell Championship. A \u00a312 entry price for FRA members&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-287 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-race tag-road tag-run tag-sheffield\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=287\" target=\"_self\" >Hillsborough Runathon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-08T17:10:03+00:00\">May 8, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I attended the Hillsborough runathon in place of a long Saturday run. 1.5km loops of the park with a six hour cut off, I decided on doing just three hours before heading for lunch. It was a well organised event and I do recommend trying one out. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-281 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-fell tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-totley tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=281\" target=\"_self\" >Two Turtle Doves<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-02T17:39:40+00:00\">February 2, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was a glorious boxing day morning. There was no snow to indicate that Christmas was still in the air but this didn\u2019t matter, the sky was blue and clear and the sun warmed our faces as we waited in the start chute. I wasn\u2019t sure what to try for, the Christmas day parkrun was&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-parkrun tag-race tag-road tag-run\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=279\" target=\"_self\" >Beacon Parkrun #175<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:11:49+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A return to Beacon Park for the last Parkrun opportunity of the year and jetting off for a week of skiing. With the Christmas Day Parkrun at Concord and a Boxing Day Two Turtle Doves fell race in my legs I wasn\u2019t holding much hope in finishing this year with a sub-20. I had to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-277 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-race tag-road tag-run tag-sheffield\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=277\" target=\"_self\" >Percy Pud 10k 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:10:46+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I had a panicked shuffle through the crowd to get to my place. With no speed training or running of any real kind since the 7 Valleys I set myself the target of running a 42:30. This would be a small PB and I felt it was within my abilities. I started a little too&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-275 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-fell tag-peak-district tag-race tag-run tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=275\" target=\"_self\" >Hathersage Night Fell Race 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:09:11+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The race began fast and flat, packed stone pushing back against hundreds of feet. My effort here was moderate, no point in pushing too hard now when over 300m of climbing lay ahead. Out of the darkness a cattlegrid materialised with a silvery glint from my headtorch. The behaviour of runners ahead gave no indication&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-272 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-parkrun tag-race tag-road tag-run tag-sheffield\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=272\" target=\"_self\" >Concord Parkrun #648<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:07:57+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A quick one. I keep saying to myself that I want to run a 17:30 5k. But to get there I am actually going to have to run fast. This isn\u2019t going to happen if I keep doing events that imply running when it\u2019s really just me doing long power walks in the hills. To&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-269 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=269\" target=\"_self\" >Trunce #8 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:05:34+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I had every intention of running socially again this week. I\u2019ve really enjoyed the social club runs on a Tuesday and Wednesday and any excuse to run with another person makes the miles all the easier. This week though, Mark told me to get on with it and run a faster one, maybe last time\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-267 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-lake-district tag-run tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=267\" target=\"_self\" >George Fisher Espresso Round<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:04:04+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My unexpected completion of the George Fisher Tea Round definitely reignited a spark for the fells. Undertaking big challenges, or even running for that matter, isn\u2019t second nature.&nbsp; As much as I\u2019d like it to be the case, I must actively push myself to get out there. Sometimes this means I don\u2019t do things, and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-265 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=265\" target=\"_self\" >Trunce #7 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:02:46+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After saying to myself I would get to each and every Trunce this year, I finally turned up for the 7th one\u2026 Progress isn\u2019t linear, but you actually have to do something to progress and with the 7 Valleys looming I have been trying to hold myself accountable and be a bit more consistent. This&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-261 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-road tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=261\" target=\"_self\" >Dronfield Relays 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T23:00:20+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I will keep this one brief. The Dronfield relays runs the Dronfield circular walk in three legs of paired runners for teams of six. It is a handicapped race, with faster teams starting later with a time penalty. Connor and I had the final leg. We arrived far too early and fought to stay warm.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-259 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=259\" target=\"_self\" >Round Sheffield Run 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T22:59:19+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I had never heard of an enduro format until this year when I was talking to a friend about a mountain bike race he was about to do. The idea of a race but you\u2019re only racing certain sections and then get a bit of a break in between sounded fun. Do you make the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-257 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-peak-district tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=257\" target=\"_self\" >Outside Hope Valley Round<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T22:57:25+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I first did the Outside Hope Valley Round in May of 2022. With a sore knee \u2013 later revealed to be a symptom of muscle loss \u2013 I power hiked my way around in a respectable time of 05:36:42, laden with big bag, hiking boots, and too many packets of sweets. Two years later and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-255 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-half-marathon tag-race tag-run tag-sheffield tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=255\" target=\"_self\" >Three Lakes Classic<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-29T22:55:03+00:00\">January 29, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Three Lakes Classic is a 14.5 mile route that begins in Rother Valley. It takes in a leisurely loop of both the big and small lake (for namesake purposes these are treated as one), before heading out towards Treeton Dyke and into the Waverly (also two lakes but shh\u2026) and back, for a total&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-race tag-10km tag-race tag-road tag-run tag-sheffield\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=198\" target=\"_self\" >Sheffield 10k 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-22T21:12:56+00:00\">April 22, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I have done a lot of runs by myself or raced others but still on my own. The Sheffield 10k was different. I would be running with Fi to get her a 10km PB. Both being at the University of Sheffield at the time, me as an employee and Fi as a PhD student, we&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-190 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-race tag-10km tag-america tag-long-beach tag-race tag-road\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=190\" target=\"_self\" >D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu Dash &#8211; Groundhog Day 10k<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-21T12:22:27+00:00\">April 21, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We didn\u2019t come all the way to Long Beach, LA, for an obscure local 5k\/10k\/10M\/HM race. We are here for Fi\u2019s 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 Groundhog Day (repeating the route&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-150 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-oxspring tag-race tag-run tag-trail tag-trunce\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=150\" target=\"_self\" >Trunce #9 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T15:25:46+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here we are, the last of the series. I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve been waiting long for it as I\u2019ve only done the last three of the year. But this one is different, it\u2019s fancy dress (optional). Of course, I had to partake. The question was, what was I going to wear? My initial plan was&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-148 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-oxspring tag-race tag-run tag-trail tag-trunce\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=148\" target=\"_self\" >Trunce #8 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T15:24:06+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 had a feeling that this&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-146 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-oxspring tag-race tag-run tag-trail tag-trunce\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=146\" target=\"_self\" >Trunce #7 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T15:22:08+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I think I have run one \u2018fell\u2019 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\u2019m not too sure why I haven\u2019t done any others, but Fiona\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-139 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-lake-district tag-parkrun tag-road tag-rothay-park tag-run tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=139\" target=\"_self\" >Rothay Parkrun #102<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T13:36:25+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Look who\u2019s back in Ambleside. Twice in a month, what a treat. My initial plan was to get a 15 \u2013 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 the same loop 3 times&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-137 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-lake-district tag-parkrun tag-road tag-rothay-park tag-run tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=137\" target=\"_self\" >Rothay Parkrun #101<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T13:34:50+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 well and truly open for&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-134 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-lake-district tag-parkrun tag-road tag-rothay-park tag-run tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=134\" target=\"_self\" >Rothay Parkrun #93<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T13:32:54+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019m 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. It is also three laps,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-132 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-short-race tag-5km tag-beacon-park tag-parkrun tag-road tag-trail\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/?p=132\" target=\"_self\" >Beacon Parkrun #96<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-16T13:31:52+00:00\">April 16, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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\u2019s 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 area is people clad in&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chasingthearbitrary.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}