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Salomon Fell Raisers
Salomon fell raisers. I bought these following the Derwentwater 10 mile road race having won some vouchers. I wanted to try them to find out how they compared with the Innovate Xtalons which were my previous fell shoe but had been well used and I loved them. These show great traction, particular on wet, muddy…
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Solstice Run Dec 2015
Every year Preston Harriers fell runners get together for the solstice. This is possibly my favourite social run of the year as we take a run up Parlick and across to Fairfield and Paddys Pole in the Trough of Bowland covering about 4 miles so nothing too strenuous. This was ideal too after the…
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Tour De Helvellyn 2015
Not sure where to start with this, it was just an unbelievably epic event! I found out the week before the race would go ahead but it may be a bit more gritty than previous years. I signed up to this back in summer wanting something to aim towards and thought this looked good and…
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The importance of rest…
For many years the concept of resting has been alien to me. Surely more running and more training means fitter and faster doesn’t it? If you run all the time, you get faster? The straight forward answer to this is no, not at all and unfortunately this is something I have had to learn the hard…
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The Tour Of Pendle
Saturday 14th November 2015 I was really excited about completing the Tour of Pendle as I had heard so much about it, about how it just gets harder and harder with most of the climbs at the end of the run, how fun the terrain can be and how interesting the navigating could be depending…
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To drink or not to drink?
After many years of running I think I have finally got a good understanding of what my body needs in terms of hydration. I still get it wrong some times but generally I know what I need and when. Its a difficult one this as everyone is different and will have varied requirements and the only way to get this…
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Your mind…..
Most people think that running is all physical and yes, I guess it mainly is but there is another equally important component and that is your mind and that needs training to!! For most runners its the battle between getting home from work and going out for a run to sitting down with a brew.…
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Lakeland Trails: Helvellyn 15k
Saturday 7th November 2015 The forecast for the Lakeland trails Helvellyn 15k had been looking pretty bad all week and the morning of the race looked like they weren’t going to be wrong!! I entered this race to get some miles in and to get some miles in around the Helvellyn area in preparation for…
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Be Seen this Winter!!
As the evenings are now getting darker, earlier, it has never been so important to be seen when out and about. Running outside is a lot of fun and I personally think that running at night just adds to the experience. It holds its risks but these risks can be minimised by being prepared and…
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Derwentwater 10
Sunday 1st November 2015 Every year a group of Preston harriers take part in the Derwentwater 10 and every year express what a great event this is. Keswick holds a lot of happy memories for me and I love spending time around Derwentwater. I also spent time there training for my first ever marathon….2 1/2…
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