I am the man who refuses to use a gym. This is primarily born from my absolute love of exercising outdoors. A secondary reason is that I am a tight Yorkshireman and the outdoors also happens to the free. This is why I’ve also always been a treadmill denier. Progress is impossible without change, and […]
Tag: running
Turnpike Trot – Race Review
Back in April of this year, I was going really good at running. I was knocking out over 100 miles per month I was feeling pretty damn good. I had done the Thirsk 10 and the Wakefield 10K and I was looking to book one race per month. With that in mind, I booked the […]
Running Dad Diaries: A Runner Who Doesn’t Run
There’s been a distinct lack of running related content on the blog for the past couple of months. There’s a good reason for this. I haven’t been running! Call yourself a runner? You don’t run any more! Can I still call myself a runner if I am not running? Well yes, I can. I am […]
Running Dad Diaries: April was a HUGE month
Setting myself the challenge of running 100 miles each month seemed to me like a reasonable one. But, in April I went way beyond that and I wasn’t really trying… The Kirkbymoorside 10K I’ve not written much on here for a couple of weeks now. Largely this has been due to the fact I am […]
Running Dad Diaries: 100 Miles in 20 Days
The first three weeks of April have proven to be some of the best running ever for me. I’ve felt motivated and wanted to put in the miles consistently. It’s no surprise then that I have clocked up my 100-mile goal in the first 3 weeks of the month. As well as my usual routes […]
Running Dad Diaries: Hitting the Wall
Hitting the wall is something us runners are used to. Cyclists have bonking (stop it at the back) and runners have the wall. It’s that point that your energy reserves are depleted, you feel like you have nothing left, you might even be considering giving up. The challenge with the wall is to push through it. My wall this […]
Running Race Bucket List
Races are run everywhere nowadays. From small local 5km fun runs to multi-day ultra races in some of the worlds remotest places. My first ever organised race was the Jane Tomlinson Run For All 10k in Hull, way back in 2012 and from them on I’ve done a few races. I run for the fun […]
Running Dad Diaries: Rest Days Are Necessary
By Wednesday this week, I had run 10 days in a row. Granted, 5km is the average distance and I certainly am not breaking any speed records. But I am getting up at about 5.30am every day to get a run in. With other things in life, I started to feel tired. Really tired. For the […]
Running Reflection on 2018
Now that the dust has settled on Christmas and the New Year I thought it was times to address my running performances in 2018. I think and up front summary would be – could have done better. Targets set All the way back on the 7th of January I published my first running diary post […]
Running in the Dark
If you’re a runner the chances are that winter is your least favourite time of year. But likewise, if you’re a runner you go out no matter the weather. But in winter it’s not just the weather you have to contend with. We all lead busy lives and sometimes you simply can’t get out for […]