Barcelona Ironman report
Barcelona Ironman 2018 I started off writing this for myself to look back on as the memories (and the pain) fade away. Partly because a few days after the event, it seems a surreal...
Category: Race Report
Race Report: South Downs Way 100
100 miles, 12,700 feet of elevation, 305 starters, 223 finishers, 15,000 calories burnt. 26hrs 58min on feet. Training had gone well, very well in fact. Following my own 4-month build, peak and taper training...
Brighton marathon post race report
Right then, as promised (to those that bothered to read my pre Brighton ramblings) here is my post Brighton Marathon 2018 report. Preamble For those that didn’t read that, or are unfamiliar with the...
12 of 12: Saxon 5
My training has taken a real hit of late. This has been a combination of my commute getting me in to Ipswich too late to get over to Felixstowe, my diet not settled with...
Race Report: Round Norfolk Relay 2017
For the uninitiated, the weekend of 16/17th September saw 17 of our runners take the “Red” to Norfolk and compete in the annual Round Norfolk Relay where 60 odd teams of 17 runners run...
10 of 12: Twilight 10k
In 2016 I marshalled the Twilight races; sat out in the far reaches of tumbleweed country (aka the football stadium tunnel). To be fair I had a great time. They’d failed to get the...
8 and 9 of 12: Ekiden and Brantham 5
I’ve been quite busy recently, so missed the chance to get my Ekiden report in, in my usual timely manner. So here it is… bolted on to my Brantham 5 report. Ekiden is a...
Race report: Wesel Flürener Halbmarathon
The weekend was originally billed as a long 4-day weekend away in Wesel to run their half-marathon on Monday, 1 May. Then we selected our flights and realised we would have to leave Felixstowe...
5 of 12: Woodbridge 10k
I’ve run Woodbridge 10k three times already. So when Robin popped this on the list I was elated and relieved; not that there was ever any doubt. This is a favorite event for FRR,...
Race report: VLM 2017
This race needs very little introduction! Many of us have watched it on the TV and thought “I’d Love to do that race one day!” I entered London last year via a charity place,...
