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Thursday, 8 April 2010
6.2 miles of fun
I cannot believe that it's a year since doing the 10K North Tyneside coastal run. It was full-on sunshine last year. This year, we had sunshine again, and no wind apart from that which came from a heavy night out the day before. It's scenic all the way and once you turn the corner to see St. Mary's Lighthouse it doesn't seem too far until the finish. I managed 56 minutes this time, a minute ahead of last year. That tells me I'm getting better or my watch is feeling as old as I did after a couple of mile. It was hard going even though I do that sort of distance every week! Seeing the girlfriend's smiling face and the thought of a whopping great Easter egg makes it all worthwhile though.That's me with the halo in the photo behind a young Rob Brydon.
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Monday, 9 November 2009
Forget wheelchair races, what about pushchairs?
It was cold, a mud bath, regular cow pats, massive puddles and lots of wobbling bums. No it wasn't a night out in Sunderland or a Latvian lap dancing club, I was doing the 10K Town Moor run in Newcastle. It was enjoyable although you had to watch your footing. A fella with his kid in a pushchair passed me early on, apparently he didn't have a babysitter - classic, only in the North East! I ran past him later. So there's events for walks, runs, cycle races, dog walks etc. It's only a matter of time before there's a pushchair race and the prize is a Greggs sausage roll (the Greggs dummy) for the kid. Even a blind person passed me along with his guide, though he didn't see me giving him the V's. Amazing. Anyway, I managed to do it in 53m 06s which is good for me and my old legs. This rather rigid looking photo was taken before the race of course, hence the lack of mud and the beautiful smile.Labels: running
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Twas on the 9th June...
I've tried for a few years to do the famous Geordie 10K Blaydon Race and this year I was successful and managed to run it on Tuesday night just short of the winner, Ian Hudspith from Morpeth Harriers (27m 44s - woooh, must've needed the toilet). A good atmosphere and I was surprised to see there were lots of people supporting it all the way with bands and singers right til the finish. You could say all the lads and lasses there all had smiling faces (apart from those who couldn't cross the road to get to the Boyzone concert, probably for the best). I didn't join in with the famous song of course as I was out of breath and it looks embarrassing when you don't know ALL the words and I didn't have enough energy to COUGH at the point where I didn't know the words. Despite this I finished in 54m 30s and collected a t-shirt, a bottle of brooooon ale, a ham and pease pudding stottie and a congratulations kiss from my special girl: all consumed in that order, the order of importance!Click here for news article.
Labels: running
Monday, 13 April 2009
Legs n Eggs
Inbetween a few beers, a Japanese meal and an easter egg, I completed the Easter Sunday North Tyneside 10K run. A great day, glorious warm sunshine and the scenic coastal route for 2000 people. I managed to do it in 57 minutes, nowhere near the winner who did it in 31. This photo taken by my girlfriend demonstrates my ability to lift my leg at a perfect right angle.Labels: running
Sunday, 29 June 2008
Thong snapped
Finally got a photo of the thong man who insists on running back and forwards along the beach. He must be running away from his red underpants blowing in the wind.Labels: running
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Ironing is for real men
Completing the Iron Man Triathlon in Lanzarote was an amazing achievement..........but not for me. It was hard enough watching it in the sun but imagine the competitors having to endure a 2.4 mile swim in the sea, 112 mile bike ride and a 26 mile marathon. Not for wimps, they started at 7AM and were still coming in at midnight as we watched from a restaurant on The Strip. The photo is of the winner Bert Jammaer from Belgium who did it in 8hrs 59.Labels: running
Friday, 9 May 2008
Maybe he had crabs
While I was running along the beach, I saw an old man running as well, only he was dressed in a thong. Unfortunatley I didn't have my phone with me to take a photo. Here's a photo of the amazing beach I sometimes run along though. Who needs to be on holiday?Labels: running
Monday, 24 March 2008
Running cold
Easter Sunday last year was glorious sunshine as I completed a 10K run along the coast. This time, it was snowing, 2 degrees and a cutting wind. Still managed to complete it and thoroughly enjoyed it. A special person was there to greet me at the end, it made me run faster.Labels: running
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