Well, after almost 7 years running with Sheffield Running Club, a change was in order. After being unable to make most of the training sessions for most of 2024, I’ve decided to change my first claim to Rotherham Running Club. Their training locations are closer to where I live, and start slightly later, so it’s […]
Author Archives: Matt
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Jun
Jun
This was my 2nd race following the resumption of training, and the first time I’ve competed in the YVAA Road Relays. This was a 3 x 3 mile relay event, held in Holmfirth. The area was absolutely stunning, with the race starting from the cricket ground, and the running out onto Cartworth Moor Road, roughly […]
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May
May
The start of 2023 was spent cross training and recovering from the repeat of my ankle injury that initially flared up in 2021. After completing Percy Pud at the start of December 2022, my right ankle completely seized up, leaving me unable to run and causing a lot of pain even while walking. The first […]
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May
May
Well, after a year or so away, I’ve decided to revive the site, and continue to try and document my journey as I’m getting back to fitness, after yet another injury. So towards the end of 2021, I injured my ankle while running on a beach while on holiday. I was still able to run […]
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Jul
Jul
The original carbon plated race shoe from Nike! Having purchased a pair of their Zoom Fly Flykit in April 2019, I really wanted a pair of their 4%. The react foam used in the Zoom Fly isn’t as responsive as the Zoom foam used in the 4%. Purchased in July 2019 from Sportsshoes.com, they arrived […]
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Jul
Jul
Following on from my initial post in December, it’s been a long 6 months, with varying degrees of success in getting back on track. At the start of the year, I continued with 2 physio session a month, having a few different techniques done (sports massage, dry needling, stretching and mobility exercises), and worked on […]
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Dec
Dec
This is one of the tougher Half Marathons which I compete in, and one of the most scenic and enjoyable to run. https://www.runwales.com/events/conwy-half-marathon/ I first ran Conwy Half in 2016. The route runs along the road adjacent to the Conwy River as it proceeds towards Deganwy beach and the West Shore Llandudno, from there it […]
Well it had to happen at some point! Over the last few weeks, I’ve been struggling with a pain in my left knee. This usually flared up after a hard race (Conwy Half caused quite a lot of pain following the race), and after Doncaster 10K, it really started to hurt. I took it easy […]
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Dec
Dec
So 2019 has been a very good year for me in terms of running achievements. Closing out the year with PB’s in all 4 of the distances I’ve raced in (and finally ending the PB dry spell in the 10K, which stood since 2015!) This has given me a very good starting point for my […]
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Jun
Jun
This is the first “test” event of the Loxley Lash 5KM which Sheffield Running Club are looking to put on during the Summer months of 2019. A post was made on the running clubs Facebook page, and there was a good level of interest from members. On the morning, the weather seemed ideal, nice and […]