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Month: September 2017

Running a Personal Best at The Bury 10k 2017

Running a Personal Best at The Bury 10k 2017

A Long Awaited Personal Best at The Bury 10k Upon finishing last year’s Bury 10k in a time of 50:54, I vowed to improve my personal best and run a sub 50-minute time in 2017.  This year’s event provided me with the opportunity to do just that. “Life is not a competition with others. Life is a competition with yourself—to do your personal best each day.” Cameron C. Taylor, 8 Attributes of Great Achievers The PAT Pacers I was delighted to be…

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Ahead of the race: Asda Foundation Bury 10k

Ahead of the race: Asda Foundation Bury 10k

This is the first of two posts on the Asda Foundation Bury 10k 2017.  To read my review of the race itself, check out my race review here! The day is here.  I wake up on the morning of the second annual Asda Foundation Bury 10k, the nerves are kicking in.  To combat the nerves of race day, I always plan a rough guide of how my morning will go.  On Sunday, as with any race day, I had a…

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My Norfolk Adventure

My Norfolk Adventure

A Taste of England’s Rich History:  The Norfolk Adventure North Norfolk feels like the part of England Blake’s Jerusalem talks of with the lyric ‘England’s green and pleasant lands’.  Although serious flaws have been highlighted with the lyrics of the song itself, this particular line seems accurate enough.  The county is vastly untouched by business and grotesque concrete sculptures which seem to dominate our cities.  This quaint and rural part of our country should be savoured, a last bastion of an…

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How I ran a fast 5k by giving chase

How I ran a fast 5k by giving chase

Giving Chase I didn’t believe that I had the pace to keep up when he passed me.  He slowed momentarily.  When the runner in the blue vest picked up his pace again I decided to start giving chase.  This was going to be a fast 5k. You never know how good a run will be until you start.  At least, that’s what I’ve found.  I only planned on running a couple of miles at a leisurely pace.  I never expected to…

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