This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Brighton Half marathon, and by jove was it a memorable one. Not least because of the 45mph winds buffeting runners along the course. It’s not often I travel out to a non-London based race that I’ve already done, but I enjoyed the Brighton Half in 2019 soContinue reading “Race Guide: The Brighton Half Marathon”
Tag Archives: Half-marathon
The Best Half Marathons in the UK
The best tried and tested half marathon events in the UK including Hackney, Cardiff, Worthing, Hampton Court and more
The RunThrough Races London Runners Guide
Heard of the RunThrough races? If there’s anything I know a fair bit about as a runner, it’s the London race scene. And although there may be hundreds of races across the capital put on by dozens of different race organisers, none dominate quite like the RunThrough races behemoth. As a London resident, I’ve beenContinue reading “The RunThrough Races London Runners Guide”
Running the Brighton Half Marathon 2019
I had absolutely no plans to do the Grand Brighton Half Marathon a few weeks ago, especially considering I had the East London half and the Seville Marathon in the last 15 days. That and I’d also aimed to lower my number of races in 2019 after 2018 and the 76 race challenge I setContinue reading “Running the Brighton Half Marathon 2019”
Olympic Park Half Marathon
There are few things in life we love more than the prospect of a new race. New routes, new medals, new t-shirts. What could be better? Well, we bring exciting news of an inaugural event over in East London. A half marathon that takes place entirely in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (the first oneContinue reading “Olympic Park Half Marathon”
The Simplyhealth Great North Run
As I write this, I’m sat on the train back to London after spending the last two days in Newcastle for the Simplyhealth Great North Run weekend. To be honest I’m actually a bit blown away by how big the event is. Up until about 38 hours ago I was under the impression, like someContinue reading “The Simplyhealth Great North Run”
Tips for Running a Half Marathon
Next month I’m heading up to Newcastle to take part in the Simplyhealth Great North Run. I’m pretty excited about it in fact, firstly because half marathons are probably my favourite distance events and secondly, because anyone I’ve ever spoken to about the race have said it’s one of the best running events in theContinue reading “Tips for Running a Half Marathon”
Wimbledon Common Half
I only moved to East London about eight months ago, before then I lived in South West London for about five years, so it seems a bit strange that I’ve never actually managed to take on the RunThrough Wimbledon Common half marathon. Not only that, but I absolutely love the common. I used to doContinue reading “Wimbledon Common Half”
Rise of the serial racer
Racing used to just be about signing up for one or two events a years; a couple of milestones in the year to work towards and give your training some focus and to achieve something. People would look at the cost of a race and think “I’m happy to pay this, it’ll mean I reallyContinue reading “Rise of the serial racer”
What Actually Happens on Race Day?
We’ve done our fair share of races over at The Allrounder. So many that we’d probably go as far to say we’re pretty much experts on the subject. Not on winning them mind. No, we’re experts on turning up and finishing the things. When you race all the time it’s easy to take it allContinue reading “What Actually Happens on Race Day?”
