Hard Months, Big Rewards: This Week in Team Orange
It’s your weekly round up folks. What have the team been up to this week? I’ll start by saying sometimes running is tough, the training is hard and you feel like you are being…
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Beckley 10k: The Happiest Hills in Sussex
I love the Beckley 10km. It’s one of those races where I’m not sure why it happens, as it’s a challenging route, but everyone seems so happy. I think yesterday’s staging surpassed…
Never Again? Famous Last Words
I'm glad I did the Beachy Head marathon 2 years ago. Did I enjoy it? Well have you seen the video ? There was a reason Sweary Simon came out to play that day. That race chewed me…
Fireworks, 100k and a Weekend of PBs
Such are the incredible achievements of the team, it’s hard to know where to start in my weekly roundups. So it’s only fair to begin with Anna. If anyone was awake earlier than…
The Magnificent Seven
Seven runners, seven PBs. The Magnificent Seven. That’s what the team pulled off this weekend, across four different half marathons spread over the South of England, the Great…
Perfect Pacing
How do you pace a race perfectly? There are just so many factors to consider. Sunday was a prime example of that. The Romney Marsh 10k . Possibly the flattest 10k you will find…
Hilly High Fives
I feel like I’ve put a bit of pressure on myself. Committing to a weekly blog and trying to find an interesting way on reporting what the team have been up to. But then it dawned…
Highs and Lows
Much like the undulating route at Rye 10 on Sunday, there will always be highs and lows to endure. That was how my week felt, from starting off well, to feeling a little under the…
Run Faster & Shout Louder
Wow. What just happened. Mind boggling to think a human can run at that pace for 26.2 miles. It’s insane. I’m talking about the first sub 2 marathon of course. Achieved by both…
How Many Marathon PBs did you say?
What a weekend! On Saturday I logged off early, even earlier than planned in truth as Joe was 20 minutes ahead of schedule through the first two check points of the SDW50. For…
Team Orange smash HHM
5,600!! I’m going to throw a lot of numbers at you in this blog. I love stats and data. I’ve even made up my own stats to coach the Team. That’s how much I love them. 5,600??…
My Favourite Week of the Year
It feel likes I’ve been running for a long time. 10 years to be precise. So by now you might expect the annual half marathon in town to feel like a routine date in the calendar…