Category Archive for: ‘Events’

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  Mount Snowdon Completed

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  On 9th September 2017, supported by a team of 12, I successfully climbed to the top of Mount Snowdon, whilst wearing full stormtrooper armour! It certainly wasn’t easy though. Steep paths, rugged terrain, large rocks to clamber over, thick fog, near zero visibility, howling winds, …

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  Mount Snowdon Challenge

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  Having run over 1,000 miles dressed in full Stormtrooper gear, I’ve decided to rotate the challenge slightly… climbing 3,560 feet straight up Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in the British Isles, south of the Scottish Highlands. On 9th September 2017 I will be climbing up …

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  Hull 10k – 2015

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  As a result of the interruption to my training earlier this year, the Hull 10k ended up being the first official charity race of 2015. I took part in this on Sunday 14th June, and was, once again, able to walk to the start line …

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  Great South Run 2014

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  This was my second time completing the 10 mile route through Portsmouth which is the Great South Run, although my first time as a stormtrooper! I loved it – it’s one of my favourite runs, and as ever, the support was incredible. An extra boost …

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  The Great South Mini Run

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  I am an extremely proud father. At 8 years old, Jack took part in the Great South Mini Run, a distance of 1.5 km, and ran the entire distance wearing an extremely cumbersome and challenging Darth Vader costume. Given that it was Jack’s obsession with …

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  Hull Parkrun

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  In view of the fact that I was unable to compete in the Bournemouth Marathon this year, I decided to take part in my very first Parkrun on Saturday 4th October in Hull. Parkrun is a fantastic opportunity for anyone at all to compete in …

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  York 10k

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  York – one of my favourite cities. I was looking forward to this run especially, although the incredible heat was once again a real challenge. Fortunately the support from everyone was amazing. Both the crowds lining the streets and fellow runners were all very helpful …

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  Leeds 10k

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  And another one bites the dust! The latest in the series of runs I’m competing in was the Leeds 10k, which I really enjoyed. It was extremely hot (as so many of the runs this year seem to be – typical) but the crowd were …

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  Great North 10k

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  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

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  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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