At the end Of 2018 I was trying to decide what my running plan would be for 2019. 2017 was a year chasing PBs & times, 2018 was all about distance goals & challenges. So for 2019 I decided I needed to forget about times & distances and just go out and enjoy my running. […]
Read more "2019 – Well that was not what I had planned!"Pain, discomfort, hallucinations, tiredness and hunger. Am I selling this race to you yet? It wasn’t all bad, honest. It was an amazing experience and I learnt so much about myself. So the concept of the race. As a team (we were a 3, Laura, Sean and myself) we would be chained together and we […]
Read more "Escape from Meriden"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Goooooooo! Crikey here we go, let’s do this. I hadn’t planned to do a marathon this year. But after winning free entry to any of Run For All’s 2019 races through the “I Can!” Feel Good Challenge. I thought the opportunity to do my 1st […]
Read more "Yorkshire Marathon : The Race"Congratulations Peter, you’ve won free entry into our 2019 events and running kit worth over £200+, thanks to Erdinger. Wow, best prize ever! After years of focusing on times and distances, this year I decided to focus on having fun with my running and to take opportunities. When I saw the Run For All’s “I […]
Read more "Yorkshire Marathon : The Training"The Durham City Run is so unique and the midweek evening start time gives it a special atmosphere. The route takes in the riverside, views of the Cathedral, passes the cricket ground and takes in the historic streets of this beautiful city. When I was asked by the Events Of The North team to be […]
Read more "EOTN Durham ambassador"Like life, running is often about highs and lows. June was a very emotionally mixed month for me. The month started with the Hull Half. This was the first of the races I had won free entry for with the Run For All competition. Yes it was only a week after the RnR Liverpool weekend […]
Read more "Highs and Lows"I love to enter competitions and giveaways as some of you might know, especially the Team Tedious lads. I’ve been lucky in the past, and on May 1st I won another competition with an amazing prize. The prize, well….. Beer! (Isotonic, non alcoholic) from Erdinger alkoholfrei, along with £200 of their sports clothing. Also free entry […]
Read more "Taking the opportunity"Crossing the finish line in last place and I was loving it. Sounds strange doesn’t it? Especially after coming 7th in last year’s race. But that’s what happened to me at my last race, the Stockton Duathlon. I luckily won two free places for the duathlon a few weeks before it took place. I asked […]
Read more "Finish Lines Not Finish Times"When I finally got some sort of control of my mental health, I always had it in the back of mind that I could go back to that dark place. Something I definitely don’t want. Certain things can easily change my mood and bring me down. My mood has been good recently but March is […]
Read more "Running is my therapy"So the idea for my running in 2019 is to just enjoy it and see if I can help others with their running. The last two years I’ve focused on times and distances. In doing so I’ve entered too many races and run too many miles. I need to cut down on both of these […]
Read more "2019 is going to be quieter ……. yeah right"