Last weekend I ran the ASICS Manchester Marathon. It’s becoming a firm favourite on my race calendar with it being my 4th year taking part. This year was a little different. I found out I made the ASICS FrontRunner team a few weeks ago and the first team meet-up coincided with the weekend of the …
Race reviews
Wakefield 10K 2019
It tends to take me a good five miles to get into a run – so for that reason, I don’t enter many 10k races. By the time I’ve started to enjoy it, I’m being handed a t-shirt and it’s all over. That said, my 10k PB is something I really wanted to work on …
BTR LIVERPOOL LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON 2019
‘What are you doing over the weekend Rachel?’ …Well, on Sunday, I’m getting up at 4.30am, driving a 260-mile round-trip to run in rain, hail and 56mph wind. As those words came out of my mouth I wondered if it was time to re-evaluate my hobbies. Last weekend saw my second race of the year …
Snake Lane 2019
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front recently, as I’ve been fully immersed in my Manchester Marathon training, and the race day is rapidly approaching! Last Sunday marked my return to racing since the Loch Ness Marathon, as I participated in the Snake Lane 10, a relatively intimate event featuring approximately 1,100 enthusiastic …
Yorkshire Marathon 2018
York turned pink last weekend as the Yorkshire Marathon and ten-mile road race returned to the city for its 6th year. This event will always be special to me as it’s in my hometown and it was the first marathon I ever did. However, it’s a review of a different kind this week because this year I …
Baxters Loch Ness Marathon 2018
“Never again!” exclaimed my friend as she triumphantly crossed the finish line of the Manchester Marathon back in April. The very next morning, she sent me a text: “Interested in joining the Loch Ness Marathon?” My reply? “If the medal is the Loch Ness monster, count me in!” And so, last weekend, we embarked on …