Have you ever tried obstacle course races? It is a combination of running, climbing, jumping, crawling which gives you a full body workout. Most of the time you end up crawling in the mud, jump over trenches and probably…
DATE: 28.12.14 LOCATION: Frankfurt a. M. CHALLENGE: 10km It was too late to sign up for the race online but as they alway have a registration on the race day,…
10 days before the Oxford Half Marathon race my mind was ready! It was the day when I ran 16k in a steady pace and mentally ticked a box – Done! Colleagues and friends who already ran a Half before said: “You…
Checklist I woke up before 08:00am. The weather outside was dry, cloudy but a bit of sun coming though. Perfect! Happy to start the day before the BIG day! To complete my training plan I only had to do a 20 min…
It is Friday after work and I got 2 more nights until my first Half Marathon. I’m so excited and nervous that the event is finally here, I couldn’t sleep very well last night. 8 weeks ago I decided to sign up for the…
Date: 13.9.14 Location: WOODHALL PARK, HERTS, SG14 3NE Challenge: 10k The Course: An interactive obstacle course race with gladiators The Team: Anders, Andre, Lewis, Maria, Alyn and Sabine What a beautiful day. It was sunny, warm but not too…
Date: 16.08.14 Location: Royal Victoria Dock, London Challenge: 10k The Course: flat running, water obstacles and kayaking The River Rat Race was in East London along Victoria Dock. I was following the posts on Twitter about setting up the course the night before.…
Date: 26. – 27.07.14 Location: Catton, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire Team category: 6-8 Mix Team name: Parkrunners Challenge: 10km, 24h off road relay run against the…
I was so excited when I got the news that I’ve won a spot in the Adidas 24 hours Thunder Run 2014. I entered the competition through running Saturdays in my local parkrun 5k competition and then tweeted to Adidas…