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Local run club based in Hoylake, Wirral. Suitable for runners of all ages, abilities and standards 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃‍♀️

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Chester Marathon 2026 🩵
Always a great (but tough) day out!
Party vibes for 26.2 miles 🎉🎉🎉

6th Mara of 2026
14th Mara in 3 years

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📸 This week 📸

Largely spent feeling like life is running rings around me at the moment, so fighting back by dialling in and focusing on what really matters…

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I LOVE THIS GAME 🎉🎉🎉 6TH MARATHON IN 7 MONTHS DONE ✅

Today was all about the people! A full turnout by the @utsrunclub crew and great to run alongside @siharper and @kevin_g79 from start to finish! 🖤 Proud of @siharper battling through with a torn hamstring 😭🙌🏽

Bumped into plenty of faces along the way including my man @kole_dc who smashed it today! Incredible! 🎉🎉

Great to see @curtis_ynwa99 @robbo_t16 @mickr1998 smash their first marathon and @eileena.x running for the 2nd time in Chester.👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Also great seeing @statham777 and @kylew_8 who I didn’t get a pic of (sorry!). 🤦🏻‍♂️

Absolutely stellar support from the @2stepcollective crew as always from @kirstyamelia97 @jordandoran98 @sophiefenechx @lowri_fitruns on the infamous Sandy lane!!

Then greeted at the end by @cragus11 @omarathletix and @brandz_run.

Absolute belter of a day! Never doing Chester again though cos the course stinks 😂😂😂 Cruised to a 4:05 finish though. 🎉

I appreciate every step I take in these races and I don’t take it for granted, because one day they will just be a faded memory! 🙏🏽

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6TH MARATHON IN 7 MONTHS TOMORROW…

2026 has been a busy year, and what better way to close it out than go back to where it all started at @chester.marathon.half.10k.tri where I ran my first marathon 3 years ago.

Have a few niggles, so tomorrow is just about getting around. But loads of people I know running so can’t wait to ride the vibe train around Chester. Let’s goooooooo 🎉🎉🎉🚂🚂🚂

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🇩🇪 BERLIN CHANGED HOW I RACE…

Berlin 2025.

I went there chasing one thing:

SUB-3:30.

I was so focused on the outcome, I forgot to enjoy the experience.

THE PLAN WENT OUT THE WINDOW.

It was 26°C.

By mile 5–6, I knew things weren’t right.

By 10 miles, I’d blown up.

But instead of adapting, I kept chasing the race I’d planned.

I FELT LIKE I’D LET PEOPLE DOWN.

I’d trained hard.

I was running for charity.
I was running for my dad.

So when I crossed the line in 3:47, I couldn’t see the achievement.

I just felt like I’d failed.

BERLIN TAUGHT ME TO ADAPT.

It took me weeks to realise I’d just run a World Marathon Major and barely taken it in.

Anything can happen over 26.2 miles.

If the goal has to change, change it.

But Since Berlin, I realised whatever the outcome I want to make sure… IT’S BEEN A PARTY! 🎉🎉🎉

And now I focus on a great time before a great time.

If you’re running Berlin 2026…

Chase your goal. You’ve worked hard for it.

But look up. Take it in. Enjoy it.

There will always be another race.

You can chase another PB.

You might not get another Berlin. 🇩🇪

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On your marks… get set!

Conditions are currently looking good for a fast time along the Promenade, with only a mild wind forecast from the north west!

Based on the forecast, the race will start from the path leading to Jericho Lane from Otterspool Promenade and will finish just past the Sitting Bull statue which is close to Race HQ at Riversdale Police Club.

Once you have collected your bib from race HQ and made use of bag drop facilities, if applicable, please head to the start point next to Jericho Lane entrance in good time ahead of the 6.45pm start.

The start area will feature time markings for competitors to line up against, based on predicted finish time.

Please ensure you are familiar with details contained within your race day guide, and the latest information which has landed in your inboxes today.

We look forward to seeing you at the race!

#TheLiverpoolMile #MRCLiv #Liverpool #LiverpoolRunning #MikkellerRunningClub

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Mile participants… check your inboxes for your race day guide!

We hope you are looking forward to The Liverpool Mile on Tuesday! Your race pack has landed and contains everything you need to know about this inaugural event.

Please take a moment to read through the pack carefully and familiarise yourself with timings and details for the evening.

A handful of places remain if you know of anyone looking to enter still. Click link in bio.

We look forward to welcoming you along!

#TheLiverpoolMile #MRCLiv #Liverpool #LiverpoolRunning #MikkellerRunningClub

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New date and course for…
The Liverpool Mile!

We’re delighted to confirm the date of The Liverpool Mile, our inaugural club event, which now forms the thirteenth race of the 2026 Merseyside Road Running Grand Prix.

This chip-timed classic mile is scheduled for Tuesday 22nd September along Liverpool’s famous waterfront as we race along Otterspool Promenade!

The circuit is flatter, better, faster and officially measured, with prizes on offer to the top three men and top three women.

Which direction, and what about the wind? The course is set-up for racing either direction… a decision closer to the time, in line with a faster race!

Post-race festivities and awards ceremony will take place at Riversdale Police Club.

#TheLiverpoolMile #MRCLiv #Liverpool #LiverpoolRunning #MikkellerRunningClub

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SYD 2026 FLATLAY 🇦🇺🐨🦘🌏

The last nine marathons have all had something bigger behind them.

My dad. My Family. Wirral Hospice. 2Step. UTS. My mates and all the people on here who’ve backed me, messaged me, donated, shouted my name from the side of the road or just followed the madness.

There’s always been someone else in my head when it gets tough.

But Sydney is different.

This one’s for me.

And yeah, maybe that sounds a bit selfish. But I think I’m alright with that.

No big challenge attached to it. No deeper reason. No trying to make it mean more than it needs to.

I’ve travelled halfway around the world with a pair of running shoes and somehow I get to line up and run a marathon through Sydney.

And after all the uncertainty over the last few weeks, just getting to that start line makes me even more grateful.

So I want to enjoy this one. Soak up the noise. Look around. Take it all in. Hurt a bit. Probably question my life choices around 35k. And just run.

Because running has given me a lot over the last few years. Places I never thought I’d go. People I’d never have met. A version of myself I probably didn’t know was in there.

The last nine had other people written all over them.

Number ten has my name on it.

Sydney. This one’s mine. 🇦🇺

LETS FUCKING GO!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Alder Hey 24 hour triathlon (part 2)

The portrait photos 😁

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Huge client shoutout and congratulations to Alex who took on the Cybi Coastal Marathon at Holyhead on Anglesey last weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Alex absolutely smashed it, coming home in an amazing time of 4:47:00 and 10th lady across the line! 🚀

An absolutely fantastic achievement Alex, super proud of you and your dedication to your program 🤝

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Less than a week to go!

Route maps are here, anyone is welcome to join at any point for:
🏊‍♂️ Saturday 8th - 9-5 in New Brighton marine lake
🚴‍♂️ Sunday 9th - 9-5 on a loop between New Brighton marine lake and West Kirby marine lake
🏃‍♂️Monday 10th - 9-5 around West Kirby marine lake (high tide may be over the path in the morning, so I might be on a temporary loop to Cubbins Green until the path is clear)

Feel free to message me to arrange to meet if you’d like 😊

I’m doing all of this to raise money for Alder Hey children’s charity, including a bike ride from Vietnam to Cambodia in November.

Please donate via the link below, any amount is welcome and I’m extremely grateful for. Thank you to all the people who have donated so far, you’re all legends 😊

https://www.justgiving.com/page/matt-rutherford

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