C2GNR Part 4 – The Farm Park

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The Farm Park Incident (And the Shoes That Didn’t Work) After finishing the Morpeth 10K, I was still riding high from the buzz. But what I didn’t realise at the time was that I’d made a pretty common rookie mistake: I ran the race in brand new shoes. Just one day later, I went out for a run with my … Read More

How to start running – end up at The Hospital

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Part 1: The Couch to The Great North Run In August 2013, I decided to take up running. I didn’t have a plan, or a goal – just a gut feeling that something had to change. I work in IT, so not much physical movement in the day. After a steady climb on the scales, 14 stone on a 5-foot-8 … Read More