Saturn Runnings “Nearly Not Quite” London Marathon – 23rd April 2023
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
Boston UK Marathon – 16th April 2023
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