October 15, 2018
Simplyhealth Birmingham Half Marathon 2018 Review
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:The Course:Pacers:Aid Stations:Entertainment:Atmosphere:Goodie Bag:T-shirt and Medal:Race Photography:Overall: Introduction: The Birmingham Half Marathon (Simplyhealth Great Birmingham Run) is an annual half marathon held in the centre of Birmingham. The run costs £36 to enter (£41 for late entries) and if you entered the Simplyhealth Birmingham 10k earlier
October 14, 2018
Simplyhealth Birmingham Half Marathon 2018 Results
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:The Morning of the Event:Miles 1-5:Miles 6-13:The Finish:Summary:Photos: Introduction: I completed the Birmingham half marathon last year in 2:59:47, however the weather conditions were very different! It was a relatively hot day in 2017, but unfortunately we had heavy rain all day on October 14th 2018.
October 13, 2018
The Essential Pre-Race Checklist
Training for an event is obviously important, but what can you do to ensure that you have a smooth race day after all of your hard work? Below is a pre-race checklist for the day before and the morning of the event to ensure that your race day goes smoothly.
October 11, 2018
Don’t Stop Me Now Book Review
Don’t Stop Me Now is a book written by BBC sports journalist Vassos Alexander and is available in paper, Kindle and Audio book formats. Table of Contents Toggle Blurb:Structure:Review:Conclusion: Blurb: “This is a celebration of running – and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part
October 8, 2018
New 5k Personal Best
I ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon on 30th September, and then took a few days out from running to recover. I tried to run on the Thursday, but struggled and called time after only managing 1 mile (1.5 mile with the warm up walk and cool down). Feeling a
October 3, 2018
Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018 Race Day Results
The Robin Hood Half Marathon takes place in Nottingham and the 2018 run was the 38th time that the half marathon event has taken place. My training hadn’t been the greatest due to suffering with IBS and having multiple doctors and hospital visits. The longest training run I had managed
October 1, 2018
Robin Hood Half Marathon 2018 Event Review
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:The Course:Pacers:Aid Stations:Entertainment:Atmosphere:Goodie Bag:T-shirt and Medal:Race Photography:Overall: Introduction: I registered for this event back in April and paid £34.95 for the standard entry; there was also a VIP option which added a few extras such as a free race photo, post-run food and a VIP t-shirt.
September 27, 2018
Banks’s 10k Race Day Results
Let me first start off by saying that I was not at all prepared for this event as I only signed up the day before as it was my cousin’s first 10k event and I decided to take part. The Banks’s 10k started at 10:15am, although I got there early
September 20, 2018
Banks’s Wolverhampton 10k Event Review
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:Pacers:The Course:Aid Stations:Entertainment:Atmosphere:Goodie Bag:T-shirt and Medal:Overall: Introduction: I entered this event the day before the run was due to take place, Saturday 1st September 2018, and had to pay an extra £5 for the privilege (£21 entry, would have been £16 if I had registered before
September 17, 2018
Garmin 935 Review
Table of Contents Toggle Introduction:Main Differences:Activity Profiles:Heart Rate and Sleep Monitoring:Performance Condition:Battery Life:Conclusion:Photos: Introduction: (I have now upgraded… again… to the Garmin 945!) I started out using my mobile to track my runs, however as I started to do more treadmill training and gym work, this became tedious to keep
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