The Great North Run – C2GNR Part 5. Race day was upon me. I had trained hard, survived injury, and resorted to swapping shoes, but I was ready. I had the fantastic help of my fellow runners from the group who took me under their wing. A taxi to the start was booked and I was assured of a lift … Read More
C2GNR Part 4 – The Farm Park
C2GNR Part 4 – The Farm Park. I didn’t realise it at the time but I had also just made another big mistake – I had ran Morpeth in brand new shoes. After a day of rest I went out for a run with my niece and two things happened to me. First I had discomfort in the sole of … Read More
C2GNR Part 3 – My first road race, Morpeth 10K.
Morpeth 10K – AKA The fly in the eye. 05/08/2014 – Morpeth 10K was going to be my first race, I parked up in the allocated parking and got changed. Easier said than done in a carpark but I managed. A walk to the Race HQ and I had my entry and number sorted. Being a novice I was wondering … Read More
C2GNR Part 2- Running sensible
C2GNR Part 2- Running sensible Fast-forward 4 weeks (or click on my third ever activity on Strava – whatever is easier), I get back out there with my trainers on. Start small and build it up were the thoughts playing in my head, being all sensible now I kept this run down to about 24 minutes covering 1.8 miles of … Read More
Who I am and how this all started… running that is.
Who I am and how I started running. Hi, I’m Kev and I would like to tell you a bit about myself and how I started running. Like most people I’m a bit average at everything, so fitness experts and grammar / spelling Nazis might find some of this stuff painful to read. I never liked running at school which … Read More