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The latest news from the Flyers races and race announcements.
It all started around 9 months ago when I posted on Facebook that Race to the King, Ultra marathon was on my bucket list. Sally decided there was no time like the present and within a few weeks we had booked up and Jennie had jumped on board too. I hadn’t met Jennie at this stage, but Sally knew her […]
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Brighton 10 mile report by Clarie Bissett The first thing to say about this event is – note to self – read the small print….! I had assumed it was 10k at the time of agreeing to run this with my old school friend. The penny only dropped about a week before but having done my longest distance of 17 […]
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Keith Passingham’s Stort 30 (UK Middle Distance Trail Championship) review Having thoroughly enjoyed running the Stort 30 in 2015, I naturally entered the 2016 race as soon as entries were open. Fast forward to a few months ago, I was approached by Lianne who asked if I thought she would be able to complete the 30 miler. Having seen […]
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It’s a week before my first half marathon and along with another 20 odd flyers, we all start to chat about our travel plans. Originally I’d planned to take the train, but Google Maps informed me my journey would be almost 3 hours and taking into account the problems on the trains the week before for the Royal Parks half, […]
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A massive contrast to the bright sunny start to Southend 10K two weeks ago, I woke up to a steady pattering of raindrops the morning of Leigh 10K. Having only done one 10K race with the Flyer family, I was very excited to register for the Leigh 10K. I woke up nice and early to get over my pre-race nerves, […]
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The Maldon Half Marathon was my second “Half”, and took place on Sunday 25th September. I decided to enter to keep up the momentum following the Southend Half Marathon, and to ensure that I kept running and did not return to my old ways as a couch potato. I had been warned by my fellow flyers that the course was […]
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the sights, the sounds, the whoops, the laughs, the hugs, the jumps, the hi5s A bright sunny Sunday in Southend, 2nd October 2016 saw in the 31st Southend 10k. The event has been running for a long time and I wonder how many runners have taken part during that time and if there are any runners who have […]
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The opportunity to run round the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and refresh some amazing memories of the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics was too good to miss. When I saw that it was in aid of Little Havens, something very important to fellow Flyer Chris Parker, I quickly signed up. The event was being sponsored by MUFG in memory of […]
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Bath Half Marathon The Bath half marathon or ‘Bath Half’ as it is more commonly known is a long established spring half marathon this year marking its 35th edition, with over 12,000 competitors it is a larger race. Despite Bath City been considered to be quite hilly the race itself is considered fast and flat and a good […]
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Ever since I started running four or five years ago, I considered people who ran marathons as a bit wrong in the head. I should know – I’m married to one. Not that it was the marathon itself that posed the biggest problem. Rather, it’s the dedication, commitment and hours and hours of training required over a period of months […]
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