A record of what’s done, what’s in the diary and what I dream of doing…
parkrun tourist list (63 venues so far)
Cheltenham ~ Ashton Court ~ Harcourt Hill ~ Pomphrey Hill ~ Southwark ~ Brockenhurst ~ Mile End ~ Hereford ~ Fulham Palace ~ Newent ~ Burgess ~ Forest of Dean ~ Bois de Boulogne (Paris) ~ Portobello ~ Chippenham ~ Chipping Sodbury ~ Lydney ~ Bicester ~ Gloucester North ~ Little Stoke ~ Bushy Park ~ Amager Strand (Copenhagen) ~ Conkers ~ Richmond ~ Reading ~ Bournemouth ~ Wotton ~ Medina I.o.W. ~ Milano Nord ~ Worcester Pitchcroft ~ Swindon ~ Faelledparken (Copenhagen) ~ Vejen (Denmark) ~ Finsbury ~ Eastville ~ Thornbury ~ Riverfront ~ Newport ~ Poolbeg (Dublin) ~ Wyre Forest ~ Basingstoke ~ Cirencester ~ Keswick ~ Eden Project ~ Gloucester City ~ Tewkesbury ~ Plym Valley ~ Netley Abbey ~ Severn Bridge ~ Jersey (50th venue) ~ Amager Faelled (Copenhagen) ~ Ludlow ~ Upton Court ~ Evesham ~ Grangemoor ~ Hazelwood ~ Esbjerg (Denmark) Malmo (Sweden) ~ Hasenheide (Berlin) ~ Bruton ~ Oxford ~ Clevedon Salthouse Field ~ Cromhall
Events I have in the diary:
2017
- 15th January – Linda Franks 5
- 5th February – Torremolinos Half Marathon
- 19th March – Reading Half Marathon
- 2nd April – Milan Marathon
- 21st May – Trail de Querubus
- 23rd July – Snowdonia Trail Marathon
- 28th October – Snowdon Marathon
Events I’ve Done:
2016
- 24th January – Linda Franks 5
- 7th February – Torremolinos Half Marathon
- 28th February – Bourton-on-the-Water 10k
- 13th March – Silverstone Half Marathon
- 3rd April – Paris Marathon
- 17th April – Brighton Marathon
- 7th May – Bushy Park parkrun roadtrip
- 9th May – Berkeley 10k
- 22nd May – Copenhagen Marathon
- 29th May – Dymock Half Marathon
- 25th June – Cotswold Way Relay
- 23/24th July – Thunder Run
2015
- 25th January – Linda Franks Race
- 1st February – Torremolinos Half Marathon (my first foreign race!)
- 21st February – 50th parkrun
- 22nd February – Bourton-On-The-Water 10k
- 15th March – Silverstone Half Marathon (race review here)
- 11th May – Berkeley 10k
- 16th May – Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge
- 31st May – Edinburgh Marathon
- 8th June – Westonbirt Arboretum 10k
- 12th-14th June – Cotswold Way Ultra
- 27th June – Cotswold Way Relay
- 29th June – Cirencester Park 10k
- 17th July – Cherington 10k (invitation only)
- 25/26th July – Thunder Run 24
- 26th August – Bugatti 10k
- 27th September – Cheltenham Half Marathon
- 4th October – Cardiff Half Marathon
- 26th December – Boxing Day Challenge
2014
- 11th May – Bristol 10k
- 19th May – Almost Athletes handicap race #1
- 31st May-1st June – Wysis Way 55 mile walk (it all went wrong! – review)
- 9th June – Westonbirt Arboretum 10k
- 28th June – Cotswold Way Relay
- 26/27th July – Thunder Run 24
- 7th September – Cheltenham Half Marathon (picture review)
- 14th September – Bugatti 10k
- 20th September – Leadership in Running Fitness course
- 28th September – Cirencester Park 10k
- 5th October – Cardiff Half Marathon
- 26th October – Stroud Half Marathon
- 2nd November – Guy Fawkes 5 miler
- 30th November – Croome Capability Canter
- 7th December – Weston Christmas Cracker
2013
- 27th January – Linda Franks 5 Mile Race
- 16th February – 1st Parkrun Cheltenham 5km race, Pittville Park
- 23-24th February – Snowdonia Mountain Trip
- 3rd March – Adidas Half Marathon – Silverstone Race Track (race report here)
- 7th April – Chedworth Roman Trail 10 mile race (race report here)
- 14th April – H.O.N.C. – Hell Of North Cotswolds 50km Bike Ride (race report here)
- 5th May – Bristol 10k
- 18th May – Cotswold Adventure Race
- 19th May – Wild Boar Chase, 20 mile bike ride, Forest of Dean
- 25th May – Trailblazer Forest of Dean 10k
- 8th/9th June – Trail Magazine Snowdonia Weekend (report here)
- 29th June – Cotswold Way Relay (Leg 10) (race report here)
- 14th July – Jenson Button Trust Triathlon (report here)
- 15th September – Cheltenham Half Marathon (Inaugural home town half)
- 21st September – JW Ultra Relay (10 mile stage)
- 6th October – Bournemouth Marathon (report here)
- 3rd November – Guy Fawkes 5 miler
- 15th December – Christmas Tree Trail Race
Things I’d love to do:
(can you help with any of these?)
Rat Race Coast To Coast – Scotland
Stone Skimming World Championship, Scotland
London Marathon (again, we have unfinished business)
National Three Peaks or Welsh 3000ers
Have dinner with the actresses Scarlett Alice Johnson or Ellie Beavan
WHAT JAMES DID 
enjoying the Blog James (found you via parkrun, I’m RD this weekend)., especially the daydream with the coloured pens 🙂
I can help with running the cotswold way – Jamie Blair and I are signing up for http://www.cotswoldrunning.co.uk/page17.htm
Join us?! and or some support on a section of it may help you see what its like!
Cheers John!
I keep meaning to write about Parkrun…maybe this is the week. Looking forward to running again Saturday after my marshaling experience last weekend. It’s a great event whichever side you’re on!
The Cotswold Way event looks good, I’ll give that some careful consideration. I knackered my ankle running in the Brecon Beacons late last year and I’m only just getting back on the trails now, although I ran a good half marathon at Silverstone on Sunday so I’m nearly fixed. September may be too soon to get another 90 miles in my running bank but I’d definitely come out and do a bit for the experience.
I’ll say hi on Sunday, thank for getting in touch. J.
I also had a rough time at the London Marathon. I think the fact that we had been training in snow and then on the day we had sunburn didn’t help. In the ballot for another go but if I don’t get it won’t feel too bad as still have the scars from last year. Good luck with the training for Cheltenham Half.
Cheers! I’m doing the Bournemouth Marathon later this year, I thought training over the summer would be much easier…these last two weeks though I’ve actually missed running in the rain! Perfect days for running are few and far between, but when they do happen there’s nothing better :o)
My next one is the Ipswich Half in September, I’ll see if I get into London then think about next years marathon. Lol, I’d rather train in the winter over a long distance than in this heat. It’s been crazy!
It’s not even the long runs that are the problem, at least over distance you can justify carrying water or a few quid for a drink at a conveniently placed shop. It’s the speed sessions and pace work that are the killer, big efforts in high temperatures, destroys me every time!
I don’t mind the speed work in the heat, tend to shorten my distance in the summer anyway so I’m used to doing tempo runs in hot weather. However at the moment I’m dying at 5 miles and suffering with running ‘issues’ that don’t normally hit me until I’ve done 10 + miles.
Hi, I enjoyed reading your blog. How about http://toughmudder.co.uk/events/south-west-2014/ for a challenge in 2014!! Lucy
Hi Lucy!
Thanks, I forget sometimes that people read it and it isn’t just somewhere for me to take a mind dump! Always nice when people take the time to let me know, whether they like it or disagree with everything I’ve ever said!
Toughmudder looks great…but at over £100 I could do four other races for the same money. Already have Brighton Marathon in April and a team in Thunder Run 24 in July, I think I may relax a bit this year and just stick to 10ks and half marathons while exploring a few other things (crossfit/swimming/riding…basically getting triathlon ready for 2015).
Hope you and the family are well, if you’re ever running anywhere near Cheltenham – or having coffee, shopping or passing through for any other reason – then give me a shout. Would be lovely to catch up. x