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The Brooks Brighton 10K 2011
My third consecutive appearance at the Brooks Brighton 10k and once again it would be following a period of reduced training caused by minor strains. My yearly schedule seems to peak in late spring and summer and then gradually decreases until I finish my race diary in Brighton. This year I had organised a challenge for current and former work colleagues who have either taken part in this race before or are themselves runners. To keep things interesting we based our mini-race on a first past … [Read More...]
Moor Park 10K & Junior Fun Run
The 2011 Moor Park 10k and Junior Fun Run was a late addition to my race calendar following the recommendation of a family friend and also had the dubious honour of being my first race following a lapse in my normal training. I always seem to have a period of minor injuries around August where my training suffers and this year was no exception. However, I was fit enough to enter and use the event as a normal training run while MiniMe was more than willing to take part in the Junior Fun Run. We … [Read More...]
British 10K London Run
The British 10K London Run is bit of a strange race in that it is a large scale, well advertised, and well attended event, but suffers from a poor approval rating from the community on the Runners World Forum. I was debating whether to enter this race, mainly because of the high entry fee, but equally I wanted to take part in a run through some of the major streets of London so decided to give this one a go. I paid for my entry although for the first time I did not go for an official timing chip … [Read More...]
Gunnersbury Park 10K
I caught a passing post on the Runners World Forum for a fast approaching local 10K to be held at Gunnersbury Park so entered online to continue my recent run of races. The event had taken place before but this was the first outing to be supported and promoted by my local running club Ealing Eagles. I had checked out their web site previously while looking for local running clubs and I was impressed by the information presented on their web site but unfortunately family and work commitments … [Read More...]
Crouch End 10K and Children’s Fun Run 2011
We were sent details of this event and race by a friend and his family so I signed up for the 10k, MiniMe for his age group 1 mile run, and Mrs danyul to look after MiniMe while I was running and also to generally walk around the festival. MiniMe was looking forward to his race in the weeks leading up to the event and he came with me to the park several times to train with me. We arrived nice and early to make sure that we secured a parking space near the park since we knew that there was no … [Read More...]