The UK Backwards Run is one of many events organised by Wacky Nation, an events company that specialises in unusual events.
It sounded a bit of fun so I thought I'd give it a bash. Afterall it's only a mile, how hard can it be?The backwards run in Manche...
Such has my distance running improved this year that I now do a race whereby the distance of 16 hilly fell miles is called "a short tour".
I had thought long and hard about doing the long tour but with a holiday beckoning and so many marathons ultras ...
Now this is always a popular local race, held conveniently on a Wednesday evening, fitting in perfectly with a mid week run with fellow club mates.
As I have only been running for the last 2 weeks, coming back from an injury, I had been searching for a...
This was a last moment job, simply put the last marathon I would be running before holiday.
I had no intention of doing it but some cyber bullying on some of the various Facebook groups I belong too meant that I booked it. However, it also meant I could...
First Strider Home...
So today I ran the Indian Queens Half Marathon and for the first time in a long time I ran with Jon. Indian Queens is a stones throw from Newquay, North Cornwall so the opportunity to add this one to my current training plan whils...
Some photos from the Dig Deep weekend taken by Jo and Jason. If anyone feels like writing something up from their race that weekend, do feel free :-)
Well Mik had tried to persuade as many Striders as he could to get to this one, I therefore knew to anticipate a good turnout and being only 17 miles from the club I thought it would be a great turnout.
So convinced was I that I managed to talk Nikki an...
After our jaunt around Liverpool had been postponed, I was in need of something else to replace a good long run.
Lining up in height order: Bob, Tom, Cheryl and GordonTom mentioned the Arley Hall half and with considerable effort, I managed to get both ...
Just before the race I treated myself to a massage by Brian Coles who worked on my tight calves, especially the left. And I really felt the benefit whilst running.
My game plan was to try and beat last year’s time of 1. 31. But as I was standing on t...
Well done to all who took part in the inaugural running of Mik's mystery scavenger hunt!
Striders worked in pairs and had just 75 minutes to come up with photographs that best captured the objects and people made famous by the boardgame Cluedo.The final s...
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