Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon – 22/02/2015

Within 2 hours of a new parkrun PB I was sitting on a train en route to the Kent and the town of Tunbridge Wells. This weekend was Sarah's birthday (Katie's friend from university), and a few of us would be running the local half marathon the following day. We spent the Saturday relaxing and had …

Brockwell parkrun – 21/02/2015

72 running miles banked over the last 7 days. The highest weekly mileage in my life to date. Marathon training really is in full swing and I'm completely focussed on the Virgin London marathon on the 26th of April. I organised a pub quiz during the week and raised a further £500 towards my £2000 goal …

Edinburgh parkrun – 14/02/2015

Valentines morning. 8.30am. I personally couldn't think of anything more romantic than standing in the freezing cold waiting for our chariot to arrive to whisk us along to Edinburgh parkrun. Our chariot in this scenario being the number 41 Lothian bus service to Cramond, where the event is held. The 5K route is around 20 minutes …

Wokingham Half Marathon – 08/02/2015

Taking part in a half marathon as part of the build up to a spring (or in fact any) marathon is standard procedure for many runners. It offers a good guide to how much improvement has been made over the hard winter months, and it also gives you a chance to have a bit of …

Brockwell parkrun – 31/01/2015

January is over and the miles are ramping up with 10 weeks to go until Brighton and 12 until London. The last 2 weekends have seen me clock runs of 17 and 18 miles, the first combined with a jog around Cardiff parkrun in the middle of the pack. This weekend I reverted back to …