Category Archive for: ‘News’
KCFM Breakfast Show Interview
Yesterday I got a call from Matt Hutchinson, the Breakfast Show presenter at KCFM. Apparently he’d spotted a stormtrooper running around the streets of Hull (imagine that!) and had managed to track me down to ask me what it was all about. Here’s a recording …
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Great North 10k
Another medal is safely in the bag, (well, hanging on the wall rather proudly actually). The Great North 10k was really great, one of my favourites so far I think. he weather was pretty decent – cool, and slightly damp. I was still hot in …
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Southport Half Marathon
I’m delighted to report that I successfully completed the Southport Half Marathon on July 6th, although I have to say that it was the toughest run so far, with extremely hot temperatures and not a hint of a breeze at all. The run itself was …
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Magazine Features
I am delighted to say that very recently I have been fortunate enough to have been featured on the front cover of not one but TWO running magazines! Each magazine has printed a great two page article about me, the challenge and the charity, and …
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The Hull 10K Completed!
On June 8th I successfully completed the Jane Tomlinson Hull 10k in a time of 1:15. I was very pleased with this time as the day was especially hot, with temperatures in the mid twenties. Plenty of other runners in shorts and a t-shirt were …
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BBC Drivetime Interview
On Friday last week I was called up by Andy Comfort at BBC Radio Humberside for a chat about the forthcoming Hull 10k, If you missed it, you can hear the brief interview below: Apologies for the relatively poor audio quality but I was …
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The London 10k – COMPLETED!
First of all, I apologise for taking so long to update this blog. Life has been pretty hectic recently, with increased training and a new job to contend with, but I’m pleased to be able to confirm that the London 10k on May 25th went …
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Another BBC Radio Interview
Following my use of the Humber Bridge for testing out the various modifications I’ve been making to the stormtrooper costume I was invited to appear on the Sally Fairfax Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Humberside today. My son, Jack, came along too and joined in …
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Running in Bournemouth
As I mentioned in my previous post I spent all of last week in Bournemouth (where I come from originally) and managed to squeeze in two more runs in the stormtrooper costume. This was only really possible thanks to James Snape and Darren Jefford (and …
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