Battling the Beast
the Really Good Media Company Half marathon runners, you’ll be getting underway at half 10,” says a [...]
Liverpool Half Marathon
Photo: Paul Francis Cooper / BTR Liverpool It’s fair to say this half marathon has always had a [...]
Somaliland Marathon
Crowds gather to cheer home the second-placed local hero Six miles into the race, and the group of [...]
Portland Shamrock Run
Hi Alex, we’re very jealous of your trip to Portland – was this your first visit? I’d been a couple [...]
The Victoria Park Half Marathon
Bag on back, I frantically swing open the toilet door and rush to the belongings drop. I have just 20 [...]
Lap It Up
Recently, my ‘racing CV’ has seen the addition of some very hard races run at a very slow pace. So, [...]
Penyagolosa Trails
Credit: Jose Miguel Munoz When your heart-rate monitor gives up the ghost on the first climb, you know [...]
In Praise Of London
It’s Tuesday morning - the day after the day after. I wake up feeling cheerful, carefully negotiate the stairs and [...]
Bunbury Half Marathon Race Report
There was an Englishman, an Irishman and an Australian…but it’s not the start of a joke, it’s the start of [...]
Jurassic Coast Challenge
“It’s not a race, it’s a challenge,” said Ben as he delivered the race briefing to the numerous bleary-eyed runners [...]
Geneva Marathon
As my plane leaves Gatwick Airport for Geneva, the two passengers next to me are laughing. “Can you believe I [...]
The Drop: A Race Like No Other
Runners gather nervously at the unspecified start location I can feel the sun shining on the back of [...]