Simplyhealth’s partnership with Great Run Company is right up there with the most seamless of all sports sponsorships. The link has been forged between people who value their health and, who are at the same time are motivated to try and stay healthy. And the events themselves, include a jewel in the crown of running,…
FMBE_v02 from Ven Stack I was absolutely delighted to see that our event celebration of my FMBE Awards was shown as part of a success story package at Proctor and Gamble last week. The FMBE Awards attract attention from the biggest brands globally and we have long been endorsed as an important part of the…
I came across this video from 2019 Transgancanaria today including the incredible 128K event that I completed (though, no, I don’t make the edit!). Seeing this video brought this all back – what an event, and what an outstanding route to follow. It is all theer in this video, the night time beach start, the…
RUN: 202020 : The Handbook of Go Further Endurance Running …and the RUN 202020 project. Project starts 01.01.20 and concludes with the book publication in May 2021. A Handbook of ‘go further’ running inspiration centred around 20 amazing 2020 endurance events. This book will inspire you to take on endurance events, whether aiming to build…
Unconventionally, my second 100-mile race was one that many recommend for their first. Equally, entering a 100-mile race two weeks before is not in the standard learn-Ultra rule book. But two weeks out I suddenly had the weekend free and scanned the Internet for a race. I chose the full Robin Hood, rather than say…
I like social running. Ultras and trail running certainly have a camaraderie vibe that is less often seen in road running. Perhaps that is because times have less meaning on the trail or trail runners come out for the countryside as much as the exercise? Anyhow, a fun run on my horizon in October is…
Every now and then, club running turns up a classic occasion, and that was the case 10 days ago when a gang of unlikely dynamos turned out for Chippenham Harriers for the Road League 5 x 10K race at the Two Tunnels. We could not have been less heralded at the outset nor more proud…