Running for The UK Sepsis Trust
Mike Friday 5th July started as a perfectly normal day. After a day in the office I headed home to meet my wife and kids on their way home from cricket…
There’s No Place Like Home! – Pocket parkrun 12/10/2019
On 15th June I crossed the line and picked up my finishers token at Pocket parkrun. It had been the events first birthday celebration that day and was the 5th…
St Aidan’s Trail Half Marathon 06/10/2019
Usually when you enter a race it’s because it’s local, you’ve heard good things about or maybe you’ve seen an advert on Facebook. However, it’s probably less often that you…
Holding On To What You Have
Friday night and so ends one of the hardest weeks of my professional career. Unlike the rest of my blogs, this isn’t about running but more about a week when…
First Race of 2019 – Bedford Half Marathon
As we moved into 2019, like most runners, I started to make a plan for the year. However, unlike the past couple of years, this didn’t include any spring time…
Barnsley parkrun – Some Last Minute Tourism
Today found us back up north again for a family BBQ. I hadn’t originally thought there would be enough time to sneak in a parkrun but had thrown my kit…
Temple Newsam parkrun – Keep on Touring
After a week on holiday and a few great runs, it was time to head home. However, we’re stopping over at my sister in law en-route so another tourist visit…
The Pastures parkrun – Holiday parkrun
It’s time for a holiday! Each year we go away with all my wife’s family to Northumberland. For years this holiday was synonymous with me trying to get back into…
Finally making it to Wakefield Thornes parkrun
I feel like I probably owe Wakefield Thornes parkrun a bit of an apology. At the turn of the year I decided that I would use trips to my in-laws…
An unplanned visit to Bakewell parkrun
This weekend we are away with some of my wife’s friends and their families. Obviously as a parkrun addict I had checked out the local area on the Tourist Tool.…