race report

I did a big bike ride - the 200km 'Mad Manc' (part of the Tour de Manc). This is my event report.

My treatise on 'Why I run' having smashed my personal best (2:38:44) at the 2023 Manchester Marathon.

My race report for the 2022 Chicago Marathon which I completed in 2:59:56.

My race report for the 2020 Trafford 10k. A fast 10k race in Manchester, England which I finished in 37:41.

A race guide/report for the 2019 Comrades Marathon (the worlds most famous ultramarathon - 87km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg) and an overview of the area - the people, the place, and things to do.

I wrote a pre race report for the first time. That is probably worthwhile prerequisite material. This was the first time I have written a pre race report because I took this one really quite seriously. In advance of the race I had a think about why I wanted to

History suggests that I am quite good at racing marathons. I have run 2 marathons (what I would deem) 'properly' - Berlin 2016, and Boston 2018, and both times I have run faster than my training might have suggested. For Berlin I did Pfitzinger 18/70. I got through the

Better late than never? I very rarely run the same race twice (I like not knowing where I am going) but on this occasion I made an exception. I ran this race back in 2016 but excessive milk consumption (to complement my cereal - carb loading) the night before made

I knew whilst training for the Boston Marathon that I also had an entry into the London Marathon. Boston (being Boston) was my goal race. That said, (me being me) I knew that if I hit my goal (sub 3) in Boston then I would almost certainly run London too.

On 16th April 2018 I ran the 122nd Boston Marathon in 2:58:18. Not a personal best but definitely, secretly, really a personal best given the race conditions/my condition. Training I did Hal Higdon's Advanced 2 plan (again). I had used this for my first marathon in Manchester.

On 11th February 2018 I ran the Pacific Road Runner’s First Half in Vancouver, Canada. I ran a 1:25:23 - a Personal Best. Since being in Vancouver I have been running with a club at Forerunners on 4th Street. Having run with them a few times I

I wrote a separate post about my trip to New York (more generally). Race details The New York City Marathon was held on the 9th November 2017 in New York, New York. It was my third marathon, and I finished it in 3:28:58. More information about the race