Marathon Tag

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by Clare and Harry Rose Harry and I signed up for the Manchester Half Marathon way back in January when he needed a focus. To say training was hit and miss was an understatement, with me being admitted to hospital and Harry not really having any idea how to train for 13.1 miles. Then, Kate beat him at Middridge and welcome competitive Harry. Race day was perfect conditions; we were up, prepared and ready. Harry set off first with a 20 minute head start

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by Gayle Askwith Having caught the marathon bug last year, I jumped at the chance of running York because it was sold to me as flat. Those that know me, know that I never research the route when I enter these things. I reply on pure hearsay and rumour about what the course is like. Keeps me on my toes! I stayed in York overnight with my friend ahead of the marathon, sticking to tried and tested pre-race rituals including but not

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by Lisa Donaldson Well where do I begin? It has been one hell of a weekend to say the least. This was my 2nd marathon for this year and 3rd overall, was so desperate for that Sub 3:30 after running London back in April 2023 and knew I didn’t push myself then, so there was defo more to be had!! We got to the airport Friday afternoon where we met Laura and Sam, a few airport drinks were had but not by

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by Gerry Hehir Saturday morning saw me and Jane head off to Reeth for 2023 Swaledale marathon. Nothing new about that I suppose until we rewind to about 6 weeks ago, someone asked Jane if she was running it this year 🤔. Unlike other years where we had put in lots of time and effort to train for this tough run. So we started (sort of) our training runs. I managed 3 and Jane a couple more, all of them in cold

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by Joanne Hope After being MIA from the club for a few years, I was running sporadically at best. I’d put a lot of weight back on, I was massively unfit, miserable and I missed the club. I needed something to motivate me and get me back on track (literally). I’d always wanted to attempt the ‘iconic’ distance and knew I would have to take the training seriously so decided to sign up. I’ve always enjoyed rural, countryside runs so decided that Winderemere

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by Simon Pickering It seems kind of fitting that my first race report is for my first marathon, but here goes…. I had originally planned to do the Yorkshire Marathon as my first one, due to it starting in my birthplace of York, but a lack of organisation meant I’d forgotten I’d be sat on a plane on that day. Being the tight Yorkshireman that I am, I didn’t want to lose my money, and after a phone call with Run for

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by Paul Smith Seven days on from Boston Marathon UK the Saturn Running roadshow trundled into town with their "Nearly Not Quite London Marathon" Event at Durham City. Whilst thousands assembled on Blackheath Common along with exclusive and excessive media coverage to run the classic distance in England's Capital, England's Patron Saint once again donned the chain mail and waved the flag along with his sword whilst completing the course's 6 laps to notch his 60th marathon in his 60th year

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by Paul Smith My last marathon, having being stuck on 58 completed marathons, since June 2022, was a North East Marathon Club event at Herrington Country Park and since then through several reasons, not excluding loss of marathon mojo, I haven’t ran the classic distance, and longer distance training runs have also been minimal. Suddenly, on Sunday 16th April 2023 I find myself lined up on the start line of The Boston Marathon …… Boston, Lincolnshire, UK, not, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. On

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Lisa Donaldson: Well, where do I begin…? I can say I have completed the London Marathon, woohoo, and what an achievement that is considering I never thought I would run a marathon at all, to running my first one back in 2022 to nab a good for age which got me my place in the London, I was already buzzing. All the thoughts you get before a race, how should I start quicker, slower, pick it, just go with it? Edging closer