On the 10th October 2021, I finally took part in Manchester Marathon. After being scheduled to pace sub 4 in April 2020, this has been a long time coming to run the new course at Manchester Marathon. But it was worth the wait. Until recently I had been disappointed that I would be missing this … More Manchester Marathon 2021
The Running Motivation series continues with Bethan Hammond. Bethan is a positive and bubbly runner who has just joined the Run Happy team. She is a GFA marathon runner and shares her top motivation tips with us. You can read more from Bethan in her BLOG. What has been your highlight of 2019 It has … More Running Motivation – with Bethan Hammond
I always enjoy taking a look back at the year, and 2019 has been a fantastic year of running. I have been doing a running recap for the last 3 years now, and each year has been better and better. You can look at my 2017 recap HERE and my 2018 recap HERE. This has … More Year of running – 2019 recap
On 14th April 2019 I took part in the Paris Marathon as an official pacer. As always I’m writing my review of the event on the day, whilst its fresh. My legs may be aching, but I had an amazing time. This was the second time I ran the Paris Marathon, the first time in … More Paris Marathon 2019
I am pacing the Paris Marathon 2019, and as part of this I joined all the Pacers for the Paris Breakfast Run. This is a run that is held on the Saturday morning the day before the marathon, and I didn’t really know what to expect before it started. I started by meeting the other … More Paris Breakfast Run 2019
On the 7th April 2019 I took part in the Manchester Marathon for the 3rd year as an Official Pacer. This year I was once again the sub 4 pacer. I have always enjoyed taking part in Manchester Marathon, and you can see my review from 2018 HERE. This was the 3rd time I’ve paced … More Manchester Marathon 2019
Whether you are a veteran of running events, or running your first event, it’s easy to forget something. I always do a #flatlay the day before the event, and the main reason is to lay all the kit out I think I will need. This blog post is intended to help you think about what … More Things to remember on race day
2018 has been an incredible year of running and pacing, and I will once again do a highlight review. Throughout my recap I will highlight events by their medal, share a few of my thoughts about the event, and link my race review in case you want to read some more. 2017 was amazing and … More My 2018 recap
As part of my “How to run a marathon faster series” I am pleased to welcome Danny O’Reilly. He answered some questions for this blog a few weeks ago, but I’ve been waiting for today. He has been working hard all Autumn for a PB attempt today at Florence Marathon 2018, spoiler alert, he smashed … More How to run a marathon faster – with Danny O’Reilly
I ran Manchester Marathon for the first time in 2017, and was pleased to pace 4:45. I had a fantastic time (you can read HERE) and couldn’t wait to return in 2018. The good news was I returned this year to Pace the sub4 #funbus my preferred time. In advance of the event there has … More Manchester Marathon 2018
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