I’m still here! Written on October 15, 2010, by johnh.
It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on here, which isn’t because I don’t want to put anything on, it’s just I have been so beset by injuries this year that there hasn’t been much to post! As you may have gathered from my (limited) previous posts, the problems all stem from getting [...]
P&B BG weekend Written on May 25, 2010, by johnh.
Last weekend saw a number of runners from my club, Pudsey and Bramley, attempt the Bob Graham round as part of the clubs centenary celebrations. I had volunteered to help out a while back, and was allocated the second leg to pace and generally help out as needed. Although I had not run for more [...]
The comeback trail Written on April 29, 2010, by johnh.
Things seem to be getting better with my legs and on Monday I managed my first run in the five weeks since my bike accident, and yesterday I got out on my bike for about 90 minutes. My doctor advised me that as long I don’t go crazy with the training things should be okay. [...]
Crash, bang, wallop! Written on April 12, 2010, by johnh.
A few weeks ago I was about to put up a post talking about my cross country season, but with some slight changes to the site my login wasn’t working. I sent an e-mail to get this sorted and then headed off to do a track session after a week of planned lesiure following the inter-counties [...]
Cross Country and injuries! Written on January 29, 2010, by johnh.
Last Saturday, whilst Ricky, Natalie and Anna were enjoying the delights of Milan, Rob Hope and myself were both flogging ourselves around a muddy Witton Park in Blackburn at the North of England Cross Country Championships. Both representing our athletics club, Pudsey and Bramley, we both finished in very respectable positions (especially considering it is [...]
Relay blues Written on October 19, 2009, by johnh.
The FRA relays, which took place on Sunday, marked a disappointing end to what has been a fairly good season for me. The first three teams in Sundayâs event were all disqualified for missing a checkpoint on the final leg of the relay, and this included mine and fellow SSOT member Rob Hopes team, Pudsey [...]
Here be Dragons! Written on September 28, 2009, by johnh.
Five members of the SAAB Salomon outdoor team (and Tim) competed in the Sheffield round of the Turbo X series in Wharncliffe woods at the weekend, and it was another clean sweep for the team. Nick Swinburn crossed the line first, Ricky was second, I was third and Rob Hope was fourth whilst Natalie was [...]
Pikes peak Written on August 20, 2009, by johnh.
I have just back from a holiday in the USA, where I competed in the biggest mountain race over there, the Pikes Peak Marathon. Although the main reason for my trip was to attend the wedding of a friend from University, the race happened to fall a week after the wedding, and conveniently the bride [...]
Profoundly in love with Andorra. Written on June 29, 2009, by johnh.
I have just got back from Andorra, where along with Rob Jebb, Tom Owens and Nick Sharp (and a special guest appearance from Robs brother Andy), I ran the Andorra skyrace. It was generally a good race for the team, with Rob third, Tom fifth and Nick ninth, I on the other hand had a [...]
Tebay and other ramblings. Written on June 25, 2009, by johnh.
Most of you have probably seen the results from Tebay by now, if not as a brief summary the race was won by Simon Bailey, with Ricky Lightfoot second, Rob Jebb third and Rob Hope fourth, I was seventh and Tom Owens was ninth, so half the top ten was made up of SSOT runners. [...]