CHESTER HALF MARATHON – 13th May 2012 Getting up at 6am on a Sunday is not nearly so bad when it’s a beautiful, sunny morning. Having downed the mandatory porridge I was all set. Judith picked me up with Peter, her husband and Don coming along to support. We started…
A week on from the London marathon and what a change of conditions. Don and I sheltered from the wind and rain in the Slug and Lettuce with a cappuccino. At 10.30 we decided it was time to brave the elements to cheer on our friends. First to appear was…
Those who've taken part in the parkrun lately might enjoy these videos from the last few weeks by Alex Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVIbQ44rQ_s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf_PbMcpuNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzSyYqDBNk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7_0xZ-fAk4 Bramhall parkrun is organised by a team from WRC: Nick, Janine, Martin, Jim, Nina, Kate, Graham and Rob are around most weeks along with local volunteers. …
22nd April 2012 My goal in this year’s London marathon was the same as the previous 2 years – to run under 3.30. My previous PB in the marathon was 3.34 in Dublin in 2007 and I have improved at all other distances but not this one and it was…
Bob Lynch from Macc Harriers recently contacted myself and Tony about an event that they are staging on Wednesday 18th April ( 6.00-8.00). To mark the 100 day countdown to the London Olympics , Macc Harriers are staging an open evening at the track with a number of events .…
I've posted in the members area a few (well, quite a lot really) photos taken on Saturday/Sunday – including some scary close-ups! Thanks for smiling despite how you may have been feeling at the time. Apologies to those I missed. Not sure why they're not in numerical order? Don
Sunday February 5th. As the site web site says "The 2012 running of the race was eventful to say the least, with a large amount of overnight snow making many of the area's roads hard to pass." Hence this year only Julie turned out for Wilmslow – congratulations to her.…
In the absence of a formal prize Julie got a kiss from both Roy and Nick, enough to set any girl's Christmas alight. In all the traditional muttering and moaning about handicap times, no-one had seen Julie's as anything but fair, her win was entirely a result of good running.…
Tuesday December 27th. at 10am from the Rugby Club Paul Sanders and Dave Read officiating. A map of the course is now available on the Club Routes page. Handicap times – if you may run and are not on the list below, let me know, I’ll sort you a time.…
As i am already running the London marathon next year i wasdisappointed that i could not run the Greater Manchester Marathon as it wasonly week later, wanting to be involved i volunteered my services to marshal,the organiser Tim Holdsworth e-mailed me a reply wondering if anyone else fromWilmslow running Club…
