THE South Yorkshire road league got underway on Wednesday. The first race was at Lodge Moor in Sheffield. I’d heard it was hilly. ‘How hilly?’ I asked on the drive there. ‘Hilly hilly,’ Chris said. ‘Worse than Haworth?’ Mark was…
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Out of the 199 runners who took part in Barnsley parkrun on Saturday, there is one lady who deserves a special mention. Sixteen year-old Katie Lee is an inspiration. Katie organised a special parkrun fundraising event, which was
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TRAINING has gone a bit wayward. Over the past few weeks, possibly the last month, I seem to have lost focus. My mileage has dropped, I’ve been racing every five minutes, work has got in the way of training, and…
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LIFE can change in a moment. One minute you’re fine and happy and laughing, the next something happens to change things. That’s how it was this weekend. We went to meet some friends for lunch. They’re expecting their first baby, and Chris…
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AS a writer for Athletics Weekly I used to attend athletics events all the time. From grass roots to international meets I was there, notebook in hand ready to interview the athletes as they stepped off track. Since leaving the magazine, I…
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