Round Ripon

Round Ripon 35 mile ultra, Saturday 3rd October. After being inspired by Andy and Julie's achievements in Chamonix, I found myself reading with envy the various reports of the UTMB / CCC and the OCC.  With encouragement from Julie, I started to look at the application and qualification process for…

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Macc Half

Macclesfield Half Marathon – Sunday 27th September  Having spent most of this year struggling with plantar fasciitis, the furthest I’ve run is 11 miles on a Sunday morning training run so I decided against entering the summer series Congleton Half as I figured I really didn’t need the pressure!  Instead…

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Wirral Half

Sunday 13 September – Wirral Half Oh to be anonymous. I've entered races before not expecting to see another Wilmslow runner and have always been pleasantly surprised. For the first time today I found myself on the start line without another familiar face in blue and yellow in sight. An…

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Salford 10k

Sunday 6th September.  City of Salford 10K A slightly revised course this year, starting and finishing in Media City.  The wide roads meant it wasn't too congested despite the number of runners, and it couldn't be much flatter. 1.    James Douglas       Border Harriers     Gun 31:21      Chip 31:2115   Katie Brough           Vale…

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UTMB Chamonix

Two outstanding performances from WRC runners in Chamonix. Read how "Ultra Novice" Julie Lucas and "Seasoned campaigner" Andy Watts got on in testing their ultra stamina. Both Julie and Andy performed respectively way beyond their comfort zones in what I can say is the most impressive festival of running I…

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