Sports Events 2024

[Texaco Shirley]

1st - Lyle Mile - Duo 10:50 PB
Jan 7th -Sx5 Bellahouston Park 5km - Duo rescheduled 14th- 25:47 PB
Jan 21st - Sx5 Queens Park 5km - Duo course PB 31:13
Jan 28th - SVHC relay 6km - Duo 31.26 course PB
Feb 4th - Renfrewshire Road 5 mile - Duo 40:24 PB
Feb 17th GGH Willow Bowl 7.5 mile - Duo 1:04:54 PB
Mar 10th - Acorn Trails 10k - Duo 54:53
Apr 9th - GGH Docherty cup 10M - Duo 01:23:03 PB
Apr 21st - DAAA 10 miler - Duo 01:21:15 PB
May 12th - Babcock Shettleston 10k - Duo
May 23rd - Babcock Dumbarton 10k - Duo
May 26th - Wells 10k - wendy
May 30th - Babcock 10k series Helensburgh - Duo
May 30th - Darkness to Daylight 10k - Estrella
Jun 9th - Cheddar Gorge Challenge 6k - wendy
Jul 21st - Jetty 2 Jetty 10k - Estrella
Aug 18th - Frome 10k - wendy/Tex
Sep 21st - Conquest of Avalon 30 - TC
Oct 13th - Oxford Half Marathon - wendy


I have added myself to the Frome 10K alongside Wendy. I expect she will leave me for dust

[Topcat]

I hope to enter some more races soon, but my fitness is really pants at the moment.

Urgh, I hear you. I've been out (again) for another month after trying to muddle by for the previous two. It's shit, isn't it?

I am on the mend now but I don't think I will have the time to get any events in this year, I've only got four months to get up to speed for the big one (my last one too, I'm certain this time) and I am pretty much starting from scratch. Yet again.

I hope that you are mending and are back out there soon.


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I would have entered Wells too, its a really good race and a lovely route but I won't be ready in time and I would guess that I have missed entry deadlines anyway.

[Texaco Shirley]

Are you injured again TC?

[wendy james]

I doubt it Tex. I’m not at all fast.

[Texaco Shirley]

I’m likely to fall apart on the hilly bit

[Topcat]

I have been injured, yeah but it seems to be clearing up at a rate of knots so nothing as bad as last year.

You'll be fine on the hill Tex. When we did it we were warned about this horrendous hill and how savage it was but when it came to it, we realised that training around Radstock, Paulton and the surrounding areas meant that we had trained on hills worse than Wells all of the time, I would imagine that you do too when you run locally.

[Texaco Shirley]

I’m doing Frome rather than Wells. There’s one bit which is short but steep enough to affect my stride (I have to mince up it) and it’s at the top of a much less steep but long grind. Once that’s out of the way it’s not too bad.

[Topcat]

Oh! Sorry! I misread.

Yes, as far as I know Frome is a bit more of a challenge but I'm sure you'll be fine.

[Duophonic]

1st - Lyle Mile - Duo 10:50 PB
Jan 7th -Sx5 Bellahouston Park 5km - Duo rescheduled 14th- 25:47 PB
Jan 21st - Sx5 Queens Park 5km - Duo course PB 31:13
Jan 28th - SVHC relay 6km - Duo 31.26 course PB
Feb 4th - Renfrewshire Road 5 mile - Duo 40:24 PB
Feb 17th GGH Willow Bowl 7.5 mile - Duo 1:04:54 PB
Mar 10th - Acorn Trails 10k - Duo 54:53
Apr 9th - GGH Docherty cup 10M - Duo 01:23:03 PB
Apr 21st - DAAA 10 miler - Duo 01:21:15 PB
May 12th - Babcock Shettleston 10k - Duo 49:00 PB
May 23rd - Babcock Dumbarton 10k - Duo
May 26th - Wells 10k - wendy
May 30th - Babcock 10k series Helensburgh - Duo
May 30th - Darkness to Daylight 10k - Estrella
Jun 9th - Cheddar Gorge Challenge 6k - wendy
Jul 21st - Jetty 2 Jetty 10k - Estrella
Aug 18th - Frome 10k - wendy/Tex
Sep 21st - Conquest of Avalon 30 - TC
Oct 13th - Oxford Half Marathon - wendy


It was hot, undulating and I didn't enjoy it one bit but it's done and I'm finally under 50 mins after years of running but not trying.

[Estrella]

Look at all the PBs you’ve hit this year. Under 50 mins is incredible. Well done!