Sports Events 2023

[Duophonic]

Oh, I thought you were part of the organising team. I think a lot of these races get away with it because they're well-established or hold some sort of bucket list status. I think a lot more people took up some form of fitness after lockdown so races are more over-subscribed these days which I suppose increases the price.

I'd never enter the Great North Run, for instance, that's horrendously expensive.

I go through phases. One year I'll spend a fair bit on races other years I'll not bother. The majority of races I do are either free (my club has a full race calendar) or I've paid a nominal amount to enter.

[Texaco Shirley]

£34 doesn’t seem ridiculous for the half. I think it feels a bit like the 5K people are subsidising the half but actually there’s probably a more or less flat rate for things like insurance and road closures so that might not be true.

[Duophonic]

Jan 1st - Lyle Mile - Duo 11:53
Jan 8th -Sx5 Bellahouston Park 5km - Duo 27:41
Jan 22nd - Sx5 Queens Park 5km - Duo 31:50
Jan 29th - SVHC road relay 3.7 'ish miles - Duo 30:43 PB
5th Feb - Great Bentley Half - Mojo - 2:27:22 PB
12th Mar - RRR 5 miles - Duo 42:26 PB
Mar 19th - DAAA 10 miler - Duo 1:27:11
April 16th - Bromley 10k - Mojo - 1:00:03
Apr 19th - Kaim Hill Race 5km - Duo 1:05:43
May 4th - Babcock 10k series Helensburgh - Duo 52:12
May 14th - Halstead Marathon - Mojo - 5:30:59
May 21st - Gryffe Valley 10k - Duo - 55:56
May 25th WRC summer 5k series - Mojo - 29:00
May 25th - Babcock Dumbarton 10k - Duo - 52:15
May 28th - Hatfield Broad Oak 10k - Mojo - 1:05:18
June 23td - Springfield Friday Night 5 (mile) - Mojo - 51:00
June 29th - WRC summer 5k series - mojo - 28:45
July 13th - WRC summer 5k final - Mojo - 28:47
July 23rd - Rouken Glen 8km - Duo - 48:02
July 30th - GGH Bill Elder 10km - Duo - 50:47 PB
Aug 11th - Colchester Friday 5k - Mojo - 29:24
Aug 13th - Port Glasgow 10km - Duo 01:02:04
Aug 14th - Tour of North Clydeside 10km - Duo 55:36
Aug 16th - Tour of North Clydeside 5km - Duo PB 24:19
Aug 18th - Tour of North Clydeside 8km - Duo 44:03
August 20th - Clacton 10k - mojo - 1:04:04
September 2nd - Mendip Marauder 50k - TC, FFS. Somewhere around eleven hours.
Sept 10th Kilmacolm 10km - Duo 52:41 (chip time)
Sept 16th GGH JG Cameron 4km - Duo 19:07
Sept 24th - Langham 10k - mojo - 1:03:43
October 1st - Southend 10k - mojo - 59:29
Oct 1st - GSR Half - Duo chip time - 01:55:10 PB
Oct 7th XC West Relays 4km - Duo DNS
October 8th - Tiptree 10 mile - mojo - 1:50:17
Oct 28th - GGH Colin Shields 4.5 miles - Duo - 38.06 PB
Nov 5th - Sx5 Kings Park 5km - Duo -
November 5th - Wix 5 mile- mojo
Nov 12th - Jimmy Irvine 10km - Duo
Nov 12th - Stebbing 10 mile - Mojo

I'd forgotten to add this race but I'm trying to do as many of my running club races as possible. This is a really undulating course with a couple of brutal hills and a high bridge crossing so you have to go up a few stairs when you're knackered.
Had a race plan and although it nearly killed me got 2 mins off my previous effort

[Duophonic]

Jan 1st - Lyle Mile - Duo 11:53
Jan 8th -Sx5 Bellahouston Park 5km - Duo 27:41
Jan 22nd - Sx5 Queens Park 5km - Duo 31:50
Jan 29th - SVHC road relay 3.7 'ish miles - Duo 30:43 PB
5th Feb - Great Bentley Half - Mojo - 2:27:22 PB
12th Mar - RRR 5 miles - Duo 42:26 PB
Mar 19th - DAAA 10 miler - Duo 1:27:11
April 16th - Bromley 10k - Mojo - 1:00:03
Apr 19th - Kaim Hill Race 5km - Duo 1:05:43
May 4th - Babcock 10k series Helensburgh - Duo 52:12
May 14th - Halstead Marathon - Mojo - 5:30:59
May 21st - Gryffe Valley 10k - Duo - 55:56
May 25th WRC summer 5k series - Mojo - 29:00
May 25th - Babcock Dumbarton 10k - Duo - 52:15
May 28th - Hatfield Broad Oak 10k - Mojo - 1:05:18
June 23td - Springfield Friday Night 5 (mile) - Mojo - 51:00
June 29th - WRC summer 5k series - mojo - 28:45
July 13th - WRC summer 5k final - Mojo - 28:47
July 23rd - Rouken Glen 8km - Duo - 48:02
July 30th - GGH Bill Elder 10km - Duo - 50:47 PB
Aug 11th - Colchester Friday 5k - Mojo - 29:24
Aug 13th - Port Glasgow 10km - Duo 01:02:04
Aug 14th - Tour of North Clydeside 10km - Duo 55:36
Aug 16th - Tour of North Clydeside 5km - Duo PB 24:19
Aug 18th - Tour of North Clydeside 8km - Duo 44:03
August 20th - Clacton 10k - mojo - 1:04:04
September 2nd - Mendip Marauder 50k - TC, FFS. Somewhere around eleven hours.
Sept 10th Kilmacolm 10km - Duo 52:41 (chip time)
Sept 16th GGH JG Cameron 4km - Duo 19:07
Sept 24th - Langham 10k - mojo - 1:03:43
October 1st - Southend 10k - mojo - 59:29
Oct 1st - GSR Half - Duo chip time - 01:55:10 PB
Oct 7th XC West Relays 4km - Duo DNS
October 8th - Tiptree 10 mile - mojo - 1:50:17
Oct 28th - GGH Colin Shields 4.5 miles - Duo - 38.06 PB
Nov 5th - Sx5 Kings Park 5km - Duo - DNS
November 5th - Wix 5 mile- mojo
Nov 12th - Jimmy Irvine 10km - Duo - 50.05 PB
Nov 12th - Stebbing 10 mile - Mojo
Nov 19th - Sx5 Linn Park - Duo 29:43
Dec 3rd - Sx5 Rouken Glen - Duo 28:32
Dec 17th - Pollok Park - Duo

Linn park is always tough, the toughest I'd say out of the series. We had heavy rain in the run up to the event so it was a mud fest. Couldn't get a grip with trail shoes and the killer hill. Head to toe in mud after the race but a course PB.

Rouken Glen - the route was changed last minute due to heavy snow. It's normally one of the easier parks to run but the change added extra elevation. 3 short loops over the same two hills and no grip whatsoever, should've worn spikes for this one but another course PB.
:yay:

[Duophonic]

Jan 1st - Lyle Mile - Duo 11:53
Jan 8th -Sx5 Bellahouston Park 5km - Duo 27:41
Jan 22nd - Sx5 Queens Park 5km - Duo 31:50
Jan 29th - SVHC road relay 3.7 'ish miles - Duo 30:43 PB
5th Feb - Great Bentley Half - Mojo - 2:27:22 PB
12th Mar - RRR 5 miles - Duo 42:26 PB
Mar 19th - DAAA 10 miler - Duo 1:27:11
April 16th - Bromley 10k - Mojo - 1:00:03
Apr 19th - Kaim Hill Race 5km - Duo 1:05:43
May 4th - Babcock 10k series Helensburgh - Duo 52:12
May 14th - Halstead Marathon - Mojo - 5:30:59
May 21st - Gryffe Valley 10k - Duo - 55:56
May 25th WRC summer 5k series - Mojo - 29:00
May 25th - Babcock Dumbarton 10k - Duo - 52:15
May 28th - Hatfield Broad Oak 10k - Mojo - 1:05:18
June 23td - Springfield Friday Night 5 (mile) - Mojo - 51:00
June 29th - WRC summer 5k series - mojo - 28:45
July 13th - WRC summer 5k final - Mojo - 28:47
July 23rd - Rouken Glen 8km - Duo - 48:02
July 30th - GGH Bill Elder 10km - Duo - 50:47 PB
Aug 11th - Colchester Friday 5k - Mojo - 29:24
Aug 13th - Port Glasgow 10km - Duo 01:02:04
Aug 14th - Tour of North Clydeside 10km - Duo 55:36
Aug 16th - Tour of North Clydeside 5km - Duo PB 24:19
Aug 18th - Tour of North Clydeside 8km - Duo 44:03
August 20th - Clacton 10k - mojo - 1:04:04
September 2nd - Mendip Marauder 50k - TC, FFS. Somewhere around eleven hours.
Sept 10th Kilmacolm 10km - Duo 52:41 (chip time)
Sept 16th GGH JG Cameron 4km - Duo 19:07
Sept 24th - Langham 10k - mojo - 1:03:43
October 1st - Southend 10k - mojo - 59:29
Oct 1st - GSR Half - Duo chip time - 01:55:10 PB
Oct 7th XC West Relays 4km - Duo DNS
October 8th - Tiptree 10 mile - mojo - 1:50:17
Oct 28th - GGH Colin Shields 4.5 miles - Duo - 38.06 PB
Nov 5th - Sx5 Kings Park 5km - Duo - DNS
November 5th - Wix 5 mile- mojo
Nov 12th - Jimmy Irvine 10km - Duo - 50.05 PB
Nov 12th - Stebbing 10 mile - Mojo
Nov 19th - Sx5 Linn Park - Duo 29:43
Dec 3rd - Sx5 Rouken Glen 5km - Duo 28:32
Dec 9th - GGH Wilson Cup 4.5m - 41:11
Dec 17th - Pollok Park - Duo

Yet another race under my belt for the year. I'm trying to complete all club races as I've never managed it before so this is a fell race, one of the toughest on the calendar. I live on the edge of a regional park so there's tons of scope for difficult runs.

The weather was wild and it had rained heavily the past few days so there was lots of standing water even on the downhill the water and mud was calf deep in places. Initial out and back with two difficult hilly loops in the middle. I didn't fall :yay: and managed a course PB by just over five minutes.