Tom and I joined Saltwell a year ago now, and we love the friendly community that pushes you in so many diverse ways. Due to childcare, we take it all in turns. So, it was Tom’s turn for the Christmas party and I got to go to the Hexham Hobble. I chose this race as […]
I floated the idea of a club trip abroad to the committee about a year ago. We all love Brampton to Carlisle but it was about time we ventured a little further. Thanks to Nicola (your then ladies captain) who did plenty of research, before landing on the Fuengirola Half Marathon (beating the likes of […]
At the end of last year I decided it would be a challenge to train for a marathon and push myself to run further than I’d ever done before. At this point in time, I’d rarely done anything more than a half marathon distance. To be honest, it hadn’t interest me in the past, I […]
I had no plans to do an ultra this year. I’d signed up to do Edinburgh marathon as my challenge for the year and convinced my friend to sign up too. My friend’s payback was to convince me to sign up to the Race to the Stones ultramarathon. Turns out it’s very easy to sign […]
Backyard ultra challenges have always intrigued me, especially since I got into longer ultra-distance running. The idea of running a 6.706 km (4.167-mile) loop every hour and being back on the start line before the bell rings or you’re out, seemed brutal but fascinating. So, when I saw “The Hopper” advertised by Greener Miles Running. […]
Copenhagen: home of Carlsberg, the first parkrun outside the UK and the Øresund bridge. The 40,000 places for the Broløbet Bridge run commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Øresund Bridge sold out last year within an hour. Carolyne and I added our names to the waiting list and then I completely forgot about it until […]
As an enthusiastic member of the Saltwell Harriers, I have ran for nearly three years now with the club and during this time, I have branched out, challenging myself to step outside of my comfort zone. The opportunities presented to me have been countless. However, I have always found fell running to be far above […]
Reet, where do I start? My last marathon was back in 2018 in Manchester, where despite doing a decent time it lead to the start of my ongoing injury problems (not that I ever mention my injuries). So I decided never to do them again. Playing football until 40 was the real reason behind these […]
I am sure most of Group 2 know me and my running journey but for everyone else, I will give you the brief version. In April of last year I had a bit of a midlife crisis and realised I was due to turn 40 and was also reasonably overweight. Fat and forty is not […]
In June 2024, over 800 runners lined up to take on the epic route of Hadrian’s Wall from Carlisle to Newcastle. Among them were a handful of Saltwell’s finest. Below they share their stories of an physical and emotional journey as they tackled this iconic ultra event. What made you want to take on a […]
