Category: Marathons

2014 London Marathon race report

Cees van der Land’s insight into this year’s London Marathon is a marvel (heck, it even includes Scarlett Johansson).   2014 Virgin London Marathon race report by Cees van der Land Inspired by the high quantity and quality of race reports on the Tyne Bridge site lately (and a little bit of post-marathon blues) here’s …

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2014 Greater Manchester Marathon Race Report 2

After a bumper weekend of Marathon races the reports keeping flooding in. This, the second from Greater Manchester marathon, is written by a fairly new member to the club, Faye Slade, and highlights – as all the others have – that passion and determination are just as important as speed and stamina.   Greater Manchester Marathon- 6th April 2014   …

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2014 Greater Manchester Marathon Race Report

After reading of member’s exploits in Sheffield, Blackpool, Paris and Brighton, we now have a race report from Sunny Manchester, courtesy of Bam Rashid. Greater Manchester Marathon: Sunday, 6th April 2014 Apologies for the late report but I have only just have the guts to write my 1st ever race report. Well the day finally …

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2014 Brighton Marathon Race Report

Brighton Marathon Race Report, Sunday 6th April 2014 By Christopher Bartlett The problem with weather forecasts is that they are never right. For once they were wrong in the right way on Sunday on the South Coast of England. The forecast had been for heavy rain and wind and all the talk at the marathon …

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2014 Paris Marathon Race Report

Two intrepid TBH’ers, Alex Battersby and Anna Brough, braved the Eurostar to Paris for the marathon.   Paris Marathon: Sunday, 6th April 2014   We bid au revoir to the English smog and said bonjour to the land of snails, wine and can can girls! (Sorry Davy Anderson – a distinct lack of kiss me quick hats!). …

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2014 Blackpool Marathon race report

Pip Nichol reports from the Blackpool Marathon, where thankfully there was some water for the runners (even if it was in the form of rain!!)   Blackpool marathon: Sunday, 6th April 2014 The day before the marathon was a bit strange. I’ve been so busy recently that I couldn’t really remember training for it. I …

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