A trip to Flanders: The Last Post
Come the morning after the Night of Flanders Marathon, the trip was no longer about running. Just to let you know, this final chapter in...
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Brooksie
- Apr 18, 2020
- 7 min
A trip to Flanders pt 9: Sprint Finish
The ninth day meant only 1 thing, race day!. Day 9 The day of the Night of Flanders Marathon had finally arrived. But as its name...
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Brooksie
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
A trip to Flanders pt 8: Tapering
I'd got a race the following day, so day 8 of the Flanders adventure called for some tapering ......... Day 8 At 26 point something...
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Brooksie
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
A trip to Flanders pt 7: Dunkirk Spirit
On the seventh day there was still no rest for the wicked, and I was quickly missing my trusty companion, Ordnance Survey ......... Day 7...
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Brooksie
- Apr 15, 2020
- 4 min
A trip to Flanders pt 6: There'll be blue birds over
On the sixth day of the journey to Flanders I welcomed some company on the trails ......... Day 6 Today was the longest so far in terms...
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Brooksie
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
A trip to Flanders pt 5: Ups and (North) Downs
On the fifth day I finally on some hillier trails ......... Day 5 If there is one thing that’s really noticeable about the North Downs...
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Brooksie
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
A trip to Flanders pt 4: London's Calling
The fourth day of my jaunt to Flanders in 2016 ......... Day 4 That London, big init?!?! You certainly appreciate the size and diversity...
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Brooksie
- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
A trip to Flanders pt 3: #401Challenge - a dedication to Ben Smith
The next stage of my trip to Flanders in 2016 coincided with an interruption to the inspirational 401 Challenge being undertaken by Ben...
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Brooksie
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
A trip to Flanders pt 2: From odd shaped balls to concrete cows
The story of my trip to Flanders in 2016 continues.......... Well that’s day 2 complete. For those with short attention spans, the short...
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Brooksie
- Apr 10, 2020
- 5 min
A trip to Flanders with a twist pt 1: Le Puny Départ
Towards the end of 2015, the year I was finally able to get back to some decent running after my accident in early 2012, I found myself...
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Brooksie
- Oct 26, 2019
- 1 min
The Best Place on the Planet for a Run!
I wax lyrical (i.e. bore people) a lot about the Peak District, and why it's such a great place to go for a run. So I was delighted...
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Jo Gregory
- Oct 18, 2019
- 16 min
A Brutally Grand Adventure
Two years ago, while out on a run in the Peak District, Jo told me about an epic race she'd love to do. One year ago, she told me that...
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Chris Hopkinson
- Nov 10, 2017
- 5 min
Battling the Elements in Great Langdale (aka tales from the OMM 2017)
The last weekend of October saw Chris and Carolyn travelling to the Lake District to take on the 50th edition of the UK's Original...
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Brooksie
- Sep 26, 2017
- 19 min
Traversing a Great Frontier
Despite the lashing rain and the howling wind, a feeling of euphoria was rising inside me as I ran through the streets of the archetypal...
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Brooksie
- Feb 22, 2017
- 15 min
Last One Standing Ultra
A quirky fun event? Or, THE ultimate (voluntary) test of the human resolve? When I originally placed my entry for the Last One Standing...
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Brooksie
- Jun 30, 2002
- 23 min
A Meander in Mongolia
Two decades ago I embarked on an adventure to central Asia, the main reason for which being my most memorable race experience. A...
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