August 2011
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Rye Runners first birthday!
We marked the first year of Rye Runners on Saturday with tea and cakes at the Avocet Tea Rooms in Rye Harbour (preceded by 3 x 8 minutes at threshold pace). We’ve come a long way since our very first meet last August (when only three people turned up) - building a group of 15-20 regulars […]
Tri’d again
After my disappointing time at my first tri in 2 years, a few weeks back, I was really pleased with my performance in yesterday’s Brett Ashford Triathlon in Kent, where I knocked 15 minutes off my July time (the course was slightly kinder, but even so…), came 9th and won my age group - finishing in […]
Make cities more runner friendly
Calling all urban runners! What are the worst things about running through city streets? Is it the crowds… the tourists… the cracked pavements and unnecessary railings and bollards? Or is it the air pollution and crazy drivers. I am putting together a manifesto for Runners World magazine to set out what would make our cities […]
Everyone’s a winner!
I reported on my rather disappointing triathlon last month… so you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to receive a trophy in the post for being ‘first woman’ in the 40-45 category. Hmm, maybe there weren’t many contenders! Jeff also got a trophy for his third place overall. But far more excitingly, Sidney entered […]