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14:19:50 100K ultra
3:24:36 - marathon
1:39:53 - Half
43:47 10km
21:42 5km
Now for another challange... 2027 incoming 🙌🏼

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Race to the stones 2026 completed it mate 🙌🏼🥵

From doing 50k in a month for a friend who died to raise money for him to finishing this.

Wow where to start. The heat at the start of the day I could deal with all day long, the heat in the middle of the day was fucking brutal. And even at night I think my body was struggling and still couldn't cope and cool itself down properly.

The route was brutal, I knew their was going to be some climbs but they were insane. Obviously compared to some ultra's it was flat but when you train in place that has a maximum of 150m elevation at the most they killed me. But I stuck at it, not really being able to eat from 75k onwards due to lack of saliva also didn't help me so I think that last part was just grit and determination.

Trainers did me well, I was going to get changed at the half way point but ended up pieing that off because I couldn't be bothered. But I did it and completed my first Ultra doing the full 100k in 14 hours 19 minutes so I am ecstatic about it. Now time for the 4 hour drive back home.

RTTS 2026 you have been a hell of an experience. ⛰️🥵🏃🏼‍♂️ @thresholdtrailseries

#RTTS #ultrarunning #heatwave #dead #thresholdtrialsseries taken in Lewknor, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom by @crunchiekneerunner

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Leeds marathon review

So with the knowledge I learnt from Manchester, I decided I wanted to attack this a more logical way and go steady at the start and not get to carried away going hell for leather and getting carried away. With that in mind, I had a steady start not feeling achy but actually feeling pretty fresh.

The race went on, and with the downhill segment in the race, I hammered home the advantage using them as speed ups to push on with my time. That was before I hit that hill at about kilometre 26 going all the way through to kilometre 32 with a ridiculous 162-meter elevation gain. Having done no hill training at all, it was all about a mental battle to get me up it with no stopping, but I got there (thank god).

With the rest of the way flatter then the previous part of the race I pushed on with help from the crowd from cheering us all on, to dowsing us with water to giving out water and sweets and the thing that got me over the line oranges. That instant hit of sugar definitely got me over the line. With a time 6 minutes slower than that of my manchester one 2 weeks prior. I was happy with the time but happier with what I learnt from both races.

Next stop is the @yorkshiremarathon in October. See if with the rest, and the extra knowledge I have, I can push on closer to that 3 hour time.

Happy Tuesday, people.

#leedsmarathon2025 #leedsmarathon25 #manchestermarathon25 #manchestermarathon2025 #yorkshiremarathon2025 #riotrunners25 #riotrunners #jtrunforall taken in Emerald Headingley Stadium by @crunchiekneerunner

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Wow, making this my first ever marathon is a choice I will never regret.

The crowds and residents of Manchester were amazing from the families handing out sweets, to the families handing out water to those splashing us runners down with hose pipes to keep us keep were out of this world, just unbelievable.

I've already booked next year's Manchester Marathon again, I want that sub 3 hour marathon and this is where I want to get it 🙌🏼👊🏼

Hopefully having the knowledge I have now about fueling through the marathon it will be a target that I can smash through. Hoping that it's a little cooler next time 😅🤣🙈

MANCHESTER YOU WERE AMAZING 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

#manchestermarathon25 #manchestermarathon2025 #manchester #alzheimerssociety #adidas #riotrunners taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @crunchiekneerunner

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a year ago

A hell of a day and pain in the arse run 🤣

Boys football started at 9 this morning then finished about half 12 with both kick off times so knew this was going to be a mid afternooner. What I failed to do is plan on fueling this run.

No gels, no water until I hit about 11k in and had a bottle of lucozade by the end I was struggling. Was only a steady run which didn't help even though I wrapped up it was red hot one second and freezing cold the next. But battled through it and got it finished.

All those that have done events which I've seen, well done on smashing it 🙌🏼💪🏼

#runna #runningcommunity #runningismytherapy #running #runningdad taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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A sunny, windy and wet steady 12Km.

And yes that is three different weather reports over the space of an hour but when it's this time in the UK it's expectation to have one or two runs like this.

Long run Sunday is a half marathon run at conversational pace so let's hope for some better weather also need some new gels to try out my usual @nduranz_official don't seem to be doing the orange ones no more unless they want to send me a message saying they do with a link 😆😉

Anyway happy weekend guys and anyone running Yorkshire marathon this weekend good luck and or any other events, go smash it 🙌🏼💪🏼

#halfmarathoner #runningcommunity #runningismytherapy #running #runningmotivation by @crunchiekneerunner

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2 days ago

Fartlek session Wednesday

A steady one or at least it felt steady, is there more in the tank, possibly could I push more possibly but staying with the plan for the minute will see how I feel next week although its deload week so possibly be a midway training speed up again. The aim is as close to 1:30 half marathon as possible for Benidorm so we keep pushing.

Happy hump day people 💪🏼

#humpday #runna #runningdad #runningcommunity #runningmotivation taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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4 days ago

19km sunday long run done nice and early.

Was going to go out in a vest but realised I could just loop my run and get the fluids I needed when I hit back home again. But I miss judged my distance and ended up hitting 17km by time I got back so just pushed through, the whole run was sponsored by party rings as I've used my last gel without realising so I hit the full 19k with no fluid just one party bag of party rings 🤣

Now to enjoy the rest of the day with the young ens birthday 🎂 🥳

#sundaylongrunday #running #runningcommunity #runna #runningismytherapy taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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7 days ago

Steady 9km today.

A wet and windy one for a change. Over did it on wrapping up not quite under layer weather yet even though the pissing down rain made me think it was.

Was tiring on my legs after 4 days of strength training and runs but it's why we train 💪🏼 now a steady rest day tomorrow and long run Sunday. One the young ens birthday so will be an early one to make the most of the day 😊

#riotrunners #twistedrunning #runningcommunity #runningdad #running by @crunchiekneerunner

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9 days ago

Tempo run on week 2

Cramming everything into today is a challange but it's one I'm determined to smash getting my half marathon time as close to 1:30 as I can, that's the aim. And it's ultimately a problem most running dads have, squeezing the time in to train and get that fitness where you want it.

The good thing is that, I'm ahead of where runna is thinking I should be at this stage so had pushed my long and Tempo runs faster. Now to relax as much as I can for the rest of the day and get ready for strength training tomorrow 💪🏼

Happy Hump day people 👊🏼

#humpday #runningcommunity #runningdad #running #runna taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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Long run Sundays 17km at conversational pace

It's been a hell of a long day, up at half 6 to drive back from the caravan to get the boys to football then off to Costco to get some bits for this weeks meal prep then doing this.

I must admit I was very close to calling it a day and stopping before I'd even started but I'm not giving in. Missed a strength session Saturday but will double up this week and hit them harder and get that muscle to fat ratio down 💪🏼

#longrun #runna #riotrunners #halfmarathontraining🏃🏻‍♀️ #runningcommunity taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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14 days ago

Tempo 2km Repeats with @runna ✅

Had an hour to get this done in so had to take the conversational warm up a little faster then anticipated. Young ens football nights are drawing to a close which is when I got out for Thursday runs looks like it's runs back in dark from next week 😳 ... Winter is coming 😅🥶

Happy friday eve everyone, the weekends that close I can smell it!

2.5km warm up at a conversational pace (no faster than 5:25/km)

Repeat the following 2x:
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2km at 4:20/km (4:10-4:30/km), 120s walking rest
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2.5km cool down at a conversational pace (or slower!)

Benidorm Half Marathon Plan (Week 1/8)

#running #runningcommunity #runningmotivation #runningdad #riotrunners by @crunchiekneerunner

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Not going to lie I had to get a photo to get the trainers in, enjoying the colour change 😆

First one of the half marathon training programme done, now to rest and watch England bore me to sleep and then get some strength training in tomorrow really need to join a gym or invest in heavier weights 💪🏼

Hope everyone's weeks are going alright so far 🙌🏼

#halfmarathontraining🏃🏻‍♀️ #runningmotivation #riotrunners #runningcommunity #running taken in Doncaster by @crunchiekneerunner

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