On Tuesday night I lined up – just about – for the Sunshine Run 2025, our annual charity 5K along the Newcastle Quayside. And I mean “just about.” We arrived with maybe 5 -10 minutes to spare. Joe isn’t one for waiting in a queue, so we did what we could – a short wander with the buggy, eyes scanning … Read More
The Sunshine Run 2025 – Why This One Matters More Than Ever
Twelve days from now, I’ll be lining up for the Sunshine Run 2025 – a 5K charity event along Newcastle’s Quayside, raising money for The Chronicle Sunshine Fund. It’s not just another race. It’s personal. What This Charity Did for Us When we were deep in the thick of figuring out how to keep moving as a family – buggy … Read More
Morpeth 10K 2017
Morpeth 10K 2017 – Review, Results and Race Photos. It has been a wonderful and warm evening for the Morpeth 10K 2017 road race hosted by Morpeth Harriers. As ever the event has been very well organised and certainly well attended by the 251 runners who finished. For those who have never ran Morpeth 10K you will find your reward … Read More
The Great North Run – My First Half Marathon (Couch to GNR Part 5)
The Great North Run – My First Half Marathon (Couch to GNR Part 5) Race day. I’d trained hard, survived injury, swapped shoes twice – and now, I was finally ready. I had the fantastic help of my fellow runners from the group who took me under their wing. A taxi to the start was booked and I was assured … Read More
Couch to GNR – Part 4: The Farm Park Incident (And the Shoes That Didn’t Work)
The Farm Park Incident (And the Shoes That Didn’t Work) After finishing the Morpeth 10K, I was still riding high from the buzz. But what I didn’t realise at the time was that I’d made a pretty common rookie mistake: I ran the race in brand new shoes. Just one day later, I went out for a run with my … Read More
Couch to GNR – Part 3: My First Road Race – Morpeth 10K
Morpeth 10K – AKA The fly in the eye 05/08/2014 – Morpeth 10K marked my first ever road race. I parked in the event car park and got changed (which, if you’ve ever tried wriggling into running gear in the front seat of a car, you’ll know is a sport in itself). After a short walk to Race HQ, I … Read More