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Just 3 weeks ago I was racing 140 miles in gale force winds on the Welsh coast and today racing 19 miles flat out on the hottest October day !!! It was Stratford upon Avon sprint triathlon: 400m swim, 23k bike, 5k run. Flat course and to my amazement I finished 13th, 2nd MV40 out […]

A record ninety-five runners enjoyed the challenge this year in a refreshing drizzle. The circular 5.6 mile course follows country lanes from the Millennium Hall and men’s winner James Rose left the rest of the field after one and a half miles to finish comfortably ahead. The lady’s winner, Nikki Morgan, was one of a […]

I have always wondered what a 50 mile race is like and I’ve always wanted to do it in a heatwave, so, I couldn’t believe my luck when the day finally arrived for the event along with the sun! Myself and Richard Hornsby adopted a run/walk strategy and pretty much everybody running had the same […]

Simon returned to the scene of his 2010 triumph, but only 2 weeks after the gruelling Wales Ironman, and although he managed almost exactly the same time as last year, he was defeated by a Ludlow Runner junior, Russell Adams, who won in 39.30. Jamie Shingler (recorded as U/A) was 2nd in 40.29 with Simon […]

Scientists at the Cern laboratory in Switzerland have recently discovered that the speed of light may not be a constant and therefore time travel may be possible. It seems they may be right because in Sunday’s Cardiff Half Marathon I managed to turn back the clock and record my fastest half marathon for 20 years, completing the […]