Sharpen the knives

Yesterday I got my MRI results back on my ankle and it doesn’t sound healthy. In some ways I am glad that they saw something there as if they didn’t I was back to square one, however I was hoping for a little less than I got…..

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The new bike!

Just swapped a few bike bits and got myself a new bike! Said goodbye to a pompino and and old Peugeot and replaced it with a Condor Italia-X cyclo-cross bike with minimal wear and tear. Looks great, feels fast but was it worth getting rid of my Pompino or my old Peugeot road bike?

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Open 5 Series

The 2009/10 Open 5 series was always on my to do list for the end of the year but a problem foot and stopping running training wasn’t ideal preparation. I did manage to qualify with 3 out of 5 for the series

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A catch up

I am finally get round to blogging again. This is just a quick catch up on what has been happening over the winter period.

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UKA Fell Relays

The Valley Striders managed for the second time in their history to field a team for the FRA relays. Hopefully the start of a few more regular appearances in these type of events.
My only experience of a fell relays previously is the Calderdale way. This is far better than that! Firstly all runners start and [...]

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