The Great North Run is not a beautiful race. There are many other races which have better scenery, more attractive vistas and more variety. The Great North Run is all about the occasion, the atmosphere, the scale and the support, and on that score, nobody does it better. I entered this race way back at […]
Archive for September, 2014
Great North Run, 7 Sep 2014 – Race Report
Posted: 11th September 2014 by mockjogger in Race reportsTags: Great North Run, Heat, Running Injured
To #GNR or not to #GNR? That is the question.
Posted: 5th September 2014 by mockjogger in Medical, Race PreparationTags: Calf, Foam Roller, Great North Run, Running Injured
You don’t run with an injury. You don’t try out a new piece of kit or clothing in a race. You can’t “wing it” in a half marathon, the running gods will turn on you. I know these things. Everyone knows these things. Probably I will be doing all of them on Sunday. Recently, training […]