2023 Maidstone River Run 10k & 10 mile: Race Report
The Maidstone River Run is an annual event that takes place along the riverside pathway of Maidstone Town Centre. It features both a 10k and a 10-mile route, with the 10k run turning around near Aylesford and the 10-mile run heading further upstream towards East...
Tanking Around
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, our Harriers team of Andrew Burgess, Tim Williams, Paul German and Martin Jones were clearly in need of treatment when they signed up to run a marathon around...
SwimRun Bewl Water ’22
After an brilliant start to the year, a knee injury at Paddock Wood and then a inevitable Covid visitation put pay to chasing running speed, I started training with our Tri group swimming sessions on Monday nights as cross-training and rehab. "No, I'm not doing...
A Running High
Last Sunday I ticked off another goal on my running and triathlon journey…. My first Half Marathon - and a heavy one at that as the final official distance was 14.1 miles. Two of my friends were kind enough to buy me an entry to the SVN Charity Donkey Challenge for my...
The First Tri
And just like that…… my first ever “proper” Triathlon is done….. sprint distance around Warden, Leysdown and the Isle of Harty. Now lockdown is easing, and the local swimming lakes are open, my Tri Club decided to set up a Virtual Triathlon/Duathlon Challenge. The...
Injury is a b!tch
However much we might kid ourselves, when we start to train and compete we put our bodies under stress and something is going to give eventually - be it a simple twisted ankle, a sprain or something more serious. I was taking part in the Colour Run at Penshurst Place...