Groovy Kinder Love Fell Race
A new fell race is birthed with a musical reference name and it causes quite a stir amongst the fell running community. Groovy Kinder Love isn’t one for the faint…
Sheffield 10km
It was Sunday 23rd September, I was standing at the start line of the Sheffield 10km and there was that end of summer chill in the air. The music was pumping…
Longshaw Fell Race
Anyone who runs fell races around Sheffield will have heard of the Gritstone series. A series of races organised in the surrounding Dark Peak of varying lengths by Accelerate running shop…
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Running a sub 20 minute 5k ParkRun
At the start of 2018, I ran my first ParkRun. Relatively new to running I got around Sheffield’s Endcliffe ParkRun in 21:55, and a burning desire to run the course…
Pilsley Fell Race
Pilsley Fell Race is a much harder race than I was expecting. The route is largely within the grounds of Chatsworth House and has undulating hills throughout. It boasts an…
Dovedale Dipper Marathon
Another marathon, the 3rd of the year and as usual it was set to be an absolute scorching hot day. I’m starting to think that if I want good weather…
Salt Cellar Fell Race
After running Stoney Middleton fell race and discovering the many shorter fell races that are listed on fellrunner.org.uk I decided to sample one called Salt Cellar. Hosted by Steel City…
Stoney Middleton Fell Race Review
An unexpected message telling me a friend was running Stoney Middleton Fell Race pricked my ears and helped me decide that if I could make it back from work in…
Ladybower Trail Marathon
I’d been eyeing up Ladybower trail marathon for a couple of months before I finally decided that I wouldn’t bother. I’d already run the White Peaks marathon this season and…
Spotted in Edale
White Peak Marathon
It takes a certain level of friendly camaraderie, or stupidity to book yourself onto a marathon. But after a successful couple of reccy runs where I’d upped my mileage, I…