Category: Trail Running

Town Moor, Newcastle, Sunday, January 1, 2017 Billed as a two-lap trail/paths race run on Newcastle Town Moor in aid of St Oswald’s Hospice and Water Aid, this seemed a fine way to shake off any remaining festive excesses… The route was described as about 8.6km and around 95m height gain, on grass and hard…

Northern Ireland, Saturday, June 18, 2016 My legs feeling a little heavier from my mid-week efforts at Lisburn Half Marathon, I headed North, to Portrush (Portmagic as it is known to locals). Having grown up nearby, running on my old doorstep was a good way to conclude my trip. A school friend had recently opened a…

South Shields to Sunderland, Sunday, May 22, 2016 6.9miles Purple to Pier? Perhaps we need to request a new name for this race; 71 strong, we were a formidable purple army on the beach at South Shields! I was a lucky late entrant to Pier to Pier and a first timer. Reveille at 0630hrs provided…