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Wandering the World

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Running

This page lists the posts for the runs I’ve blogged about and details which upcoming runs I’ll be taking part in. For race reports from previous years I’ve organised them by year.

PRs by Distance:

  • 1 Mile: 5:53
  • 5K: 17:52
  • 10K: 38:37
  • Half Marathon: 84:42
  • Marathon: 3:12:26

Upcoming Races…

  1. March 23rd 2025 - Hillingdon 20
  2. April 6th 2025 - Generali Berlin Half Marathon
  3. April 27th 2025 - adidas Manchester Marathon
  4. May 11th 2025 - Market Bosworth Half Marathon
  5. May 31st 2025 - Rwanda Impact Marathon
  6. September 27th 2025 - Westminster Mile
  7. October 26th 2025 - València Half Marathon

Also, a few blog posts about one off events, and topics relating to running:

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Recent Trips

Rwanda

Berlin
In the year that would see the 275th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach's, we would be heading to Berlin for the half marathon. > "One can profit there much more than in any other pl…

Cyprus
I didn't expect to be going back to Cyprus for a third time; though the timing of the marathon there, and knowing the conditions for it there would be warmer than in the UK made it a good choice. Carm…

Denmark
At the start of our Super Halfs journey, we set off for Copenhagen to do the first in this six race series that spans Europe. It was a chance for us both to explore a city neither of us had been to be…

Vienna
> “And I’ll dance with you in Vienna, I’ll be wearing a river’s disguise. The hyacinth wild on my shoulder my mouth on the dew of your thighs. And I’ll bury my soul in a scrapbook, with the photograph…

More Trips…

Recent Races

Phoenix Running Build Your Bling

Phoenix Running Doughnut Dash Half Marathon

Northolt 10K

Leicester Half Marathon
Another week, another half marathon. Could I edge closer to being a sub-90 runner again, and beat Copenhagen and Cardiff? I certainly wasn't sure, but I was going to give it a go.…

Principality Cardiff Half Marathon
The second of the Super Half series, and one as close to home as we'd get. Though maybe races being closer to home don't always mean they're going to be easier to get to...…

More Running…


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