Gloucester Half Marathon 2018
Even though I am now training for my first marathon I still have a couple of races booked in before hand, the first of those was Gloucester half marathon last Sunday (14th January). I...
Author: James Gadd
Marathon training has begun!
So now that my marathon training has begun for the inaugural Newport marathon I thought I’d post about how its going so far. I’ve never run a marathon before and I’ve also never followed...
Brean Down Santa Scramble 10k
Last Sunday was the second time I’ve done the Brean Down Santa Scramble 10k having done it last year and the 5th time I’ve done the Brean Down 10k in the last 18 months...
Brent Knoll Race 2017
The Brent Knoll race is a nice local race that is organised by my running club the Burnham Harriers. It’s very popular among the local running clubs as it’s also the final race of...
Shepton Mallet 10k
This past Sunday I ran the muddy and hilly Shepton Mallet 10k. It was the final race of the 1610 race series of which there are 4 races. Unfortunately, this is the only one...
Burnham Half Marathon 2017
Ok, so here it is, my write up on this years Burnham half marathon which was my big target race for a sub 1hr30 time. If you read my blog post about dealing with...
Brean Down Challenge 10k
I recently ran the Brean Down Challenge 10k race for the fourth time. I would say that aside from my 100k ultra marathon, it has to be the hardest race I’ve run yet. Despite running...
Dealing with the weight of expectation!
As I sit on my sofa, Strictly on the TV and Isabelle up way past her bed time due to a cough and being “scared of the dark” lol, I’m looking forward to tomorrows...
Bristol Half Marathon 2017
Its been nearly 2 weeks since I ran the Bristol half marathon so this review is a bit overdue! I travelled up with my friend and neighbour David and we got to the park...
My favourite races to date
I’ve been thinking about listing my favourite races to date for a while now so in no particular order, here goes; Bristol Half Marathon This is one of favourite races. Not only did I...