I'm going to review not one race but a whole series, the Adidas city runs london. This actually came to London in 2017 in the form of a one-off 10k in Shoreditch but has grown and expanded to take in 4 events in 2018. I first heard of the series in February when I was … Continue reading Featured Running Event: Adidas city runs london series
Parkrun Tourism: Always pack your trainers and #DFYB
So what does DFYB mean? along with the thousands of other acronyms out there it's tough to keep track but for regular Parkrunners they know it means the all important 'Don't forget your barcode'. I have waxed lyrical in the past about the pros of Parkrun but one of the few things they are pretty … Continue reading Parkrun Tourism: Always pack your trainers and #DFYB
Event Review: Royal Parks Half Marathon
This event was quite a big deal for me, it's an event that I have tried to enter previously but had never been lucky in the ballot. This year I had resolved to focus on raising money for Parkinson's Uk in memory of my friend Ron who had passed away at the end of … Continue reading Event Review: Royal Parks Half Marathon
Event Review: Equinox 24
So five days on and I still have a tangible buzz from the aftermath of the Equinox 24. The idea started off months ago, when Simon (@runfatboyrun2017) put a shout out on his instastories to see if anyone was keen. I had previously been looking at the event so jumped at the chance of getting … Continue reading Event Review: Equinox 24
Event Review: Virgin Sport British 10k 2018
I first ran the British 10k back in 2009 with a group of colleagues from work. At the time I was a regular rugby player and this was a great off season challenge. A couple of weeks of run training and I felt in good shape, I got around that day in 51:12 a PB … Continue reading Event Review: Virgin Sport British 10k 2018
Featured Event: Go to your local parkrun
So you've started to run or maybe thinking of giving it a go. Someone says 'you should come to parkrun', you think 'hmm I'm not sure I'm ready for that'. But you are and more and more people are joining in. An incredible 845,615 of us took part in 2017 in the UK alone, a … Continue reading Featured Event: Go to your local parkrun
