On 10th April 2022, I lined up with thousands of runners to take part in the Brighton Marathon. This was the 6th time I have taken part in Brighton Marathon Weekend, the 2nd time as a pacer. I am pleased to have run my 102nd marathon, or longer, for the 100 marathon club. This is … More Brighton Marathon 2022
On 12th September 2021 I took part in the Brighton Marathon. Brighton Marathon is one of the largest marathons the UK has to offer, with a beautiful seafront finish, and plenty of fantastic cheering points for spectators. This is the 5th time I have completed Brighton Marathon, but I have not ran it since 2017. … More Brighton Marathon 2021
On the 9th of February 2020 I took part in the Miami Marathon as the 4 hour pacer. Having never ran Miami Marathon before I was excited to be asked to pace the sub 4 #funbus. I was even more excited once I looked up flights and realised that it was really reasonable travel. I … More Miami Marathon 2020
On the 13th October 2019 I took part in the Chicago Marathon, and as always this is my review of the experience. I was the sub 4 pacer, and this was my second time pacing Chicago Marathon after pacing 3:55 in 2018 (take a look at last years wet run HERE). This was my 51st … More Chicago 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
I am pleased to say that the Pick Up the Pace Team will be back at Limassol in 2019. On the 24th March 2019 we will be back for the second year in a row to pace both the Limassol Marathon and Half Marathon. Last year I announced that we would be pacing at Limassol … More Limassol Marathon 2019 Pace Team
Over the years I have paced numerous events, and during this time I have helped many people get into pacing. It has been great to see people taking time to pace others. Whether that is at a local Park run, pacing a friend, or at an official event. I am often asked for tips about … More So you want to be a Pacer?
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
The Limassol Marathon 2018 with the #pickupthepaceteam … More Limassol Marathon 2018 – Day Two: Marathon
Instalment one of the Limassol Marathon 2018 race weekend. … More Limassol Marathon 2018 – Day One: 5k and kids race
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