Gateshead Half Marathon: I was due to take part in last year’s Gateshead Half Marathon. It was one of the local road races that I hadn’t run before. Unfortunately, COVID got in the way, and I had to drop out.
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Gateshead Half Marathon: I was due to take part in last year’s Gateshead Half Marathon. It was one of the local road races that I hadn’t run before. Unfortunately, COVID got in the way, and I had to drop out.
Read moreRuns ‘n’ Roses: Runs ‘n’ Roses is a 7hr Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run. The minimum distance is 5km, which is part of a full lap. A full lap is
Read moreRun Newcastle Valentines 10KM: This week it’s race number 2 of 2023, the Run Newcastle Valentines 10KM. at Newcastle Town Moor. I can’t believe it but for the second week on the trot I’ve set a new PB! Today’s time
Read moreNewcastle Winter Warmer 10KM: The first race of the was for the second year on the trot, the Newcastle Winter Warmer. Yet again another freezing cold day on the Town Moor. But wait, what’s happened? A 10KM PB?? Surely not,
Read moreGreen Running: Last month my running club (Bad Boy Running Club) lent its support to a running community called the Green Runners and gave all its members the opportunity to take up a free year’s membership in exchange for four
Read moreNew Years Resolutions Goals: It’s reached that time of year again when you naturally reflect on how the year has gone and what you’ll try to do differently next year. I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions, probably because
Read moreRonnie Walker Saltwell 10K Road Race: I woke up on Saturday morning convinced that this one would be called off due to the snow and ice. However against the odds and full credit to the organisers they’d worked hard to
Read moreBuddy’s Big Bobble Bimble: Today I ran a time-limited trail event in some of the most horrendous conditions the North East could muster. I was targeting 6 laps (which would have seen me complete my first ever marathon) instead I
Read moreVirtual MoRun – Half Marathon I wanted to do the MoRun again this year but ‘real life’ has got in the way of entering the Newcastle event. This time I opted for the ‘virtual’ half marathon version, not a bad
Read moreGreat North 5KM: This race was the postponed Great North 5K that traditionally starts the GNR weekend down on the Newcastle Quayside. The race was moved from its regular slot due to the Queen’s death, although the GNR continued as
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