Dewsbury: another crack at a 10k PB In December I wrote a post about breaking 50 minutes for the 10k after running 49:32 at Ribble Valley. The Dewsbury 10k, always held on the first Sunday in February, offered a good opportunity to try and shave a few more seconds off. Read more
Some thoughts about training High time to update my blog, in particular with reference to the 2 race entry ballots I wrote about in a previous post. On January 1, whilst I was running through the mud on the North Leeds Greenway Ultra, the email arrived to say I had Read more
North Leeds Greenway Ultra Another month, another Punk Panther event! I began 2023, on New Year’s Day, with the North Leeds Greenway Ultramarathon, a 34 mile/3600 ft circuit of North Leeds from Otley. Starting off with the steep climb up the Chevin to Surprise View (650 ft ascent in the Read more
A tale of guns n’ chips, and no prizes…. During 2017 and 2018 I made a few fairly serious attempts at breaking 50 minutes for 10k. Now, to explain for any non-runner readers, whilst this has proven to be a real challenge for me, in general terms this is not Read more
I know, it’s a running blog, and this post is going to be about swimming. But hey, it’s my blog so I can write what I like surely 😉 I like running and I like swimming, but I am not a triathlete, let’s just clear that up. Though I am Read more
My race calendar for 2023 is taking shape, there are some definite dates in there with races entered, but two big question marks remain and I’m waiting with bated breath for ballot results coming my way on January 1st and 10th respectively. The spring is ‘sorted’. The main event will Read more
The Christmas Cracker is a handicap race and is the final race of the year for Otley based endurance event organiser Punk Panther. One of the run directors sets off first on a 32 mile / 3700 ft route and each runner is given a handicap based on times achieved Read more
Looking back at a fantastic year It was my intention to open this blog with the first race of 2023 but I am eager to make a start with this new project 😊. As 2022 is rapidly drawing to a close it would be nice to review some of my Read more