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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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Posted on: 10-12-2014 Posted in: Events, Training
Injured Trooper
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Unfortunately almost every runner has suffered from some type of injury at some point, and although I’m a big strong Imperial Stormtrooper sometimes things happen which cause problems with running. At the start of September I had a knee injury which meant that I had …
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Posted on: 10-6-2014 Posted in: News, Training
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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Posted on: 08-4-2014 Posted in: Events, News
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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Posted on: 07-25-2014 Posted in: Events, News
KCFM Breakfast Show Interview
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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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Posted on: 07-25-2014 Posted in: News
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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Posted on: 07-25-2014 Posted in: Events, News
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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Posted on: 07-24-2014 Posted in: Events, News
Kidscape Fundraising Leaflet
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The charity I am running for is of course Kidscape, the UK’s first charity set up specifically to help tackle bullying and child abuse. Little did they imagine 30 years ago when they began their fantastic work that bullying would take such a disturbing new …
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Posted on: 07-2-2014 Posted in: Charity
Magazine Features
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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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Posted on: 07-1-2014 Posted in: News
The Hull 10K Completed!
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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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Posted on: 06-30-2014 Posted in: Events, News