This weekend’s parkrun had something a little extra special about it. Our running club, Ashington Hirst Running Club, kicked off their new parkrun Tour — and the first stop was Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. It was brilliant seeing a sea of purple and gold club shirts filling the start line. It felt like a proper takeover, and even better to be part of … 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
Running sensible
Couch to The Great North Run – Part 2 Fast-forward four weeks (or click my third-ever Strava activity – your call), and I was back out the door in my trainers. This time, I had one goal: don’t do anything daft. I kept it short – just 24 minutes of run/walk covering 1.8 miles. Sensible. Sensible enough, in fact, that … Read More
How to start running – end up at The Hospital
Part 1: The Couch to The Great North Run In August 2013, I decided to take up running. I didn’t have a plan, or a goal – just a gut feeling that something had to change. I work in IT, so not much physical movement in the day. After a steady climb on the scales, 14 stone on a 5-foot-8 … Read More
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