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The Cotswolds Way Ultra – 57 miles in 2 days

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Fiona took part in the two-day, 57 mile ultra in the Cotswolds, finishing in an incredible 17:20:56. Hugely well done Fi!

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For more information about the event, go to http://www.xnrg.co.uk/events/details/cotswold-way-challenge-2014.aspx

The Cotswold Way Ultra takes in 57 miles of quintessentially English Countryside, passing through rolling farmland and ancient beech woods, and taking in a rich slice of British history from Bronze Age barrows to Neolithic burial grounds and Stone Age hill forts. But don’t be fooled by the Cotswolds’ reputation for gentle contours: this route takes in 2750m of vertical ascent over two days (1140m over 27 miles on Day One and 1610m over 30 miles on Day Two), making it a great training weekend for anyone preparing for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc or the Marathon des Sables.

The Cotswold Way National Trail runs from Chipping Campden in the north, to Bath in the south.

Battersea Santa Run 2013

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A few of our club took part in the Santa Run organised by 209 events in Aid of Disability Sport on 7th December 2013. Sometimes it’s just not about the time (although with an unusual 6km distance, safe to say a PB all round!), but running with 2,000 other Santas around beautiful Battersea Park.
Entries for 2014 are open here: http://www.209events.com/uk-running-events/london-santa-run-battersea-park

(Member blog post) ING New York City Marathon 2013

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2013 has been another year of international marathon achievements by Clapham Runners, including in London, Nepal, Rome, Hamburg, Norway, Amsterdam et al.  Two teams of five also ran in a Thames marathon River Relay.On 3rd Nov it was my turn to have a crack at one in New York, which I was fortunate enough to get an invite to via work in ING’s 11th and last year as main sponsor.

 

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Everest Marathon ‘perhaps the toughest marathon in the world’ 2013

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Looking for a challenge to mark his 30th birthday, Rob took on the phenomenal challenge of the  60th Diamond Jubilee Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, running the worlds highest altitude route from Everest Base Camp (5364m), Gorakshep (5140m), Lobuche (4930m), Dingboche (4530m), Tengboche (3867m), Namche Bazar (3440m). Rob completed the race in 10hrs 48min 17 sec. Amazing achievement – and stunning photos. Well done Rob!

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Comrades Marathon 2013

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The Comrades Marathon is the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately 90 km. 56.1 miles between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban. Fiona took part in the 2013 race – an incredible challenge!

For most people, completing a marathon is a huge goal and achievement… for Fiona, the Rome Marathon was just a step in the training! Read her blog here: http://www.claphamrunners.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/training-for-comrades_19.html

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Information about the Comrades Marathon is available here: http://www.comrades.com/

(Member blog post) A well earned Guinness!

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Clapham Runners’ excellent 2012 achievements have included marathons completed in London, Edinburgh, Cork and Berlin.  Last Monday (29/10), Dublin was the latest venue in our international series.

In a moment of pre-Olympic madness I’d entered with my friend Angelina, figuring it had good PB potential given its likely temperature range and largely flat course. I also thought training mainly in the summer would make a pleasant change from the VLM and it wouldn’t require me to tap up my friends and family for sponsorship yet again! Read more →

(Member blog post) Cork City marathon June 4 2012

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Seems like an age ago now so I’ll have to see if I can remember all the gory details.

Well when I got to week 7 in Jon`s training plan my body was starting to complain and by week 8 I was starting to break down, my plantar fascia to be precise. So with very little running over the next two weeks and a few visits to the butcher of pimlico (who’s a physio in case you were wondering!) I was hopefully going to make it to the start line. On the evening before the race I was walking round the city with my parents and with my foot feeling slightly sore, I was beginning to question my sanity and wondering if I would make it round the 26 miles the next day! and that if I did I would be retiring from marathon running because my body wasn’t up to this malarky. Read more →

(Member blog post) Crystal Palace Sprint Triathlon – Laura’s Race Report

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I did the Crystal Palace Sprint Triathon on Sunday May 20th. It was great fun and made a nice change from straight running!  I trained for 8 weeks going for a half hour swim once a week, doing a weekly spin class and running home, doing our track sessions and a 3-6 mile slow run on Sundays.   Here’s how it all went down: Read more →

(Member blog post) Newquay Airport 10k

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Yes, you read that right – Newquay, Cornwall! Krysh and I were in Cornwall for our anniversary, spotted this event and decided it sounded pretty unique and better than just a training run.

It was billed as a flat 10k on the ‘Airside’ of RAF St Mawgan and Newquay Airport. It was in aid of the Cornish Air Ambulance and the route went in and out of their new hangar and all over the airport.

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