Olymble

Well the day finally came on Saturday when along with 4,999 others I got the opportunity to run 5 miles around the London 2012 Olympic Park and finish inside the Olympic Stadium down the home straight in front of thousands of applauding spectators.  A day that will be long remembered. Regular readers will know that …

St Lukes Hospice 10 mile at Fords Dunton

I had a great morning out today at a 10 mile road running race.  It was held at the Ford Motor Company site at Dunton in Essex and took in their vehicle test track and the perimeter roads around the site. The run was a charity event in aid of St Lukes Hospice in Basildon and was …

Leigh-on-Sea 10K

Did my second ever 10K road race this morning and wanted to do better than my first 10K a couple of weeks ago on the hottest October day on record.  You can read about that event here. This 10K was organised by Leigh-on-Sea Striders running club and had around 500 competitiors.  It was perfect conditions …