| 1 |
19 Oct 2008 |
Spires and Steeples |
26.2 |
05:39:40 |
First Joggling marathon, Lincoln to Sleaford trail. Got lost a lot on the way |
| 2 |
18 Oct 2009 |
Spires and Steeples |
26.2 |
04:35:16 |
Lincoln to Sleaford again, slightly easier route this time. |
| 3 |
23 Jul 2010 |
Grimsthorpe Ultramarathon |
70 |
20:28:00 |
First Joggling ultramarathon. 20 Hours of Juggling plays havoc with the shoulders. |
| 4 |
07 Nov 2010 |
Rutland Water Marathon |
26.2 |
04:34:19 |
A lap and a bit around Rutland Water. Wore a cowboy hat for some reason! |
| 5 |
29 Jan 2011 |
Yorkshire Frostbite 50 |
50 |
13:34:00 |
A cold 50 miles across the moors. Got lost in the boggy fields but made it out. |
| 6 |
17 Apr 2011 |
London Marathon |
26.2 |
05:06:20 |
The big one. Crowd went a bit mad when they saw a Joggler. |
| 7 |
28 Aug 2011 |
Boston 12 Hour Race |
57 |
12:00:00 |
Won a trophy, 1st Male. Was a very hot day and everyone else conked out after about 50 miles. |
| 8 |
5 Jun 2016 |
Shires and Spires Ultra |
35 |
07:12:33 |
Beautiful countryside in Northamptonshire amongst all the stately homes.. |
| 9 |
2 Oct 2016 |
Mablethorpe Marathon |
26.2 |
04:45:18 |
Fourth Mablethorpe Marathon but 1st one Joggling. Chips and Ice cream afterwards. |
| 10 |
23 Oct 2016 |
Leicester Marathon |
26.2 |
04:27:51 |
Decided before this to go for the 100 marathon challenge. Nice interview on the Radio before the race. |
| 11 |
19 Nov 2016 |
Maravan 1 |
26.2 |
05:14:35 |
Day 1 of 2 around Cleethorpes. Sore legs and beer meant I never made day 2. |
| 12 |
11 Mar 2017 |
Leeds Canel Canter |
26.2 |
04:52:38 |
First of my many Grim Up North runs. Somehow managed not to drop a ball in the canal. |
| 13 |
17 Apr 2017 |
Boston Marathon |
26.2 |
04:07:30 |
Flat as a pancake and Joggling Marathon PB. Was on for sub 4 but ran out steam in last 3 miles. |
| 14 |
28 May 2017 |
Edinburgh Marathon |
26.2 |
04:35:41 |
Nice route and good crowd. Got some proper snowballs to eat too. |
| 15 |
04 Jun 2017 |
Shires and Spires Ultra |
35 |
06:52:16 |
2nd time at this lovely ultra. Sneaked under 7 hours so getting a bit quicker. |
| 16 |
29 Jul 2017 |
Dusk Till Dawn |
41.73 |
12:00:00 |
As many laps as you like in 12 hours (overnight). Ran into a wall so never got to 50. |
| 17 |
10 Sep 2017 |
Iceni Marathon (Thetford) |
26.2 |
05:06:54 |
An offroad marathon near Thetford. Long drive to get to start line. |
| 18 |
24 Sep 2017 |
Nottingham Marathon |
26.2 |
04:43:42 |
Nice route. Most people did the half so they haven't hosted a marathon since. |
| 19 |
17 Nov 2017 |
Kirkstall Abbey Marathon |
26.2 |
04:55:00 |
Another Grim event. 4 big laps over mixed terrain. |
| 20 |
3 Dec 2017 |
Christmas Marathon |
26.2 |
04:34:42 |
3 Mile laps around the Home Pierrepont water center. A bit midnumbing, never again. |
| 21 |
16 Dec 2017 |
Newark Showground Day 1 |
26.2 |
05:34:00 |
Another planned back to back. Slowed down at end to save legs. Very very cold. |
| 22 |
17 Dec 2017 |
Newark Showground Day 2 |
26.2 |
05:09:19 |
Made day 2. Not as cold but rained a fair bit. Dressed as Santa. |
| 23 |
02 Apr 2018 |
GBC Barrow Day 4 |
26.2 |
04:56:48 |
Cross Country route near Barrow. Very waterlogged. Waded through watery fields up to thighs! |
| 24 |
08 Apr 2018 |
Bungay Marathon |
26.2 |
04:27:09 |
Nice 2 lap course. Tried some new tricks bouncing balls off walls, signs, trees etc. |
| 25 |
22 Apr 2018 |
London Marathon |
26.2 |
05:13:39 |
London again!. Very very very hot. |
| 26 |
6 May 2018 |
Roche Abbey Marathon |
26.2 |
05:38:04 |
Another hot day and lovely scenary. 3rd Grim event. |
| 27 |
20 May 2018 |
Shires and Spires Ultra |
35 |
06:50:43 |
3rd time at this event and the quickest one yet. |
| 28 |
1 July 2018 |
Halifax Marathon |
26.2 |
04:48:57 |
Very hilly and very hot. Lovely scenary. 2 laps with fast downhill finish. |
| 29 |
28 July 2018 |
Dusk Till Dawn |
26.2 |
04:56:48 |
No wall incident this year. Rain came down hard so stopped after marathon distance. |
| 30 |
12 Aug 2018 |
Rocky Horror Tribute Marathon |
26.2 |
04:52:41 |
43.5 laps of the cycle track was mentally tough. Legs were still recovering from a few days in the Welsh hills. |
| 31 |
2 Sep 2018 |
Hornsea Marathon |
26.2 |
04:22:23 |
4th Grim Event. Hornsea to Hull and back. Was on sub 4 at half way but wilted in the sun on the way back. |
| 32 |
14 Oct 2018 |
Spires and Steeples |
26.2 |
05:33:00 |
3rd Lincoln to Sleaford. Continuous rain and mud. Twisted ankle after 5 miles. Painful. |
| 33 |
17 Nov 2018 |
Kirkstall Abbey Marathon |
26.2 |
04:37:54 |
5th Grim event and 2nd Kirkstall Abbey Marathon. Ankle was still swollen and sore. |
| 34 |
28 Dec 2018 |
Barrow Xmas Tipple |
26.2 |
04:56:44 |
Back to Barrow for last race of the year. No waterlogged course this time. |
| 35 |
19 Jan 2019 |
Pierrepont 6 Hour |
30 |
05:39:44 |
Vowed not to do this again but here I was. Hosted by Grim events (#6). Did an extra lap but never again. |
| 36 |
10 Mar 2019 |
Cambridge Boundary Run |
26.2 |
04:53:28 |
Hosted by the university. Nice big lap around Cambridge. Got 3 medals at the finish. |
| 37 |
23 Mar 2019 |
Yorkshire Cakeathon |
26.2 |
04:58:51 |
Made some Tiger cakes and got a little trophy. Lots of cakes to eat during and after the event. |
| 38 |
14 Apr 2019 |
Peterborough Marathon |
26.2 |
04:24:54 |
Nice big lap around Peterborough. |
| 39 |
21 Apr 2019 |
Northampton Chocathon |
26.2 |
04:47:09 |
Like the Cakeathon but lots of chocolates in the goody bag. Lapped event. |
| 40 |
11 May 2019 |
Chesterfield Spire Ultra |
33 |
07:06:13 |
Big loop around Chesterfield. Nice scenary but intermittant rain bursts. |
| 41 |
2 Jun 2019 |
Huddersfield Marathon |
26.2 |
05:06:13 |
Another hilly 2 Lap event like Halifax. Slightly tougher. |
| 42 |
16 Jun 2019 |
Bahtat Marathon |
26.2 |
05:33:23 |
Even hillier 2 lap marathon on Ilkley Moor. Lovely scenary. |
| 43 |
6 Jul 2019 |
York Interstellar Marathon |
26.2 |
04:20:58 |
4 Lap course running past all the planets. Super quick last lap. |
| 44 |
27 Jul 2019 |
Dusk Till Dawn |
44.94 |
12:00:00 |
3rd time at the event. Wanted 44 miles for 44th Marathon. Torrential downpour after midnight. |
| 45 |
1 Sep 2019 |
York Turbin Challenge |
26.2 |
04:55:00 |
Laps around York racecourse. Felt a bit ill towards the end so slowed down to a shuffle. |
| 46 |
22 Sep 2019 |
Rutland Water Marathon |
26.2 |
04:49:25 |
Back around Rutland Water. Different course this time. Great company for 20 miles too. |
| 47 |
16 Nov 2019 |
Rother Valley Park Marathon |
26.2 |
04:29:54 |
Couldn't find the start. Confusion. Lots of rain and lost MP3 player at finish. |
| 48 |
14 Dec 2019 |
Elsecar Marathon |
26.2 |
04:59:36 |
Another Grim Event (#7). Got to run next to Chris the Rhino for a few miles. Lots of bemused locals watching. |
| 49 |
12 Jan 2020 |
Langsett Marathon |
26.2 |
05:29:33 |
1st Marathon of the year and very hilly and muddy. 8th Grim event. Lovely scenary. |
| 50 |
18 Jan 2020 |
Pierrepont 6 Hour |
27 |
04:27:53 |
Can't believe I'm back here again. Grim event (#9) though for #50 so was pleased with that. |
| 51 |
25 Jan 2020 |
Waterways 30 |
31.54 |
06:36:21 |
Ultra around the canal and river Trent near Gainsborough. Hit head on low bridge - ouch. |
| 52 |
25 Feb 2020 |
Salcey Forest Marathon |
26.2 |
04:56:07 |
Big Bear mid week event. Laps around and through the forest. |
| 53 |
29 Aug 2020 |
Temple Newsam Marathon |
26.2 |
04:53:01 |
Back after lockdown #1. Grim event #10. Lovely estate grounds. |
| 54 |
8 May 2021 |
Colliery Canter |
26.2 |
05:10:02 |
Grim #11. 1st Marathon for ages and ages. Rained all the way but good to be back. |
| 55 |
23 May 2021 |
Peterborough Marathon |
26.2 |
04:29:17 |
No rain!. Flat course but windy and ran out of steam after 22 miles. Manic last 800m to finish under 4 1/2 hours. |
| 56 |
19 Jun 2021 |
The Halo Chesterfield |
28 |
05:50:08 |
7 x 4Mile laps - first 2 miles downhill :-), last 2 miles uphill :-(. |
| 57 |
10 Jul 2021 |
Dukeries 40 |
40 |
08:21:43 |
Robin Hood country. Hot day to Joggle for 40 miles but nice off-road course. |
| 58 |
14 Aug 2021 |
Horseshoe Challenge |
26.2 |
04:26:37 |
8 Laps around the Cambridge countryside. Another hot one. |
| 59 |
19 Sep 2021 |
Rutland Water Marathon |
26.2 |
04:17:42 |
A couple of out and backs around the lake. Suprisingly hilly. |
| 60 |
17 Oct 2021 |
Bedford Autodrome Marathon |
26.2 |
04:15:15 |
Laps around the race track. Flat and speedy except for strong headwinds. |
| 61 |
16 Jan 2022 |
WTF Marathon |
26.2 |
04:53:50 |
First one back after a while. Very muddy laps. |
| 62 |
20 Mar 2022 |
Pierrepont Plod |
27.8 |
05:47:50 |
Leg went wonky after 5 miles - nearly quit a few times but managed to plod on. |
| 63 |
7 Apr 2022 |
Badger Challenge |
26.2 |
05:21:08 |
Laps around Beacon Hill in Leicestershire. Very hilly but felt better than the previous race. |
| 64 |
18 Apr 2022 |
Boston Marathon |
26.2 |
04:20:12 |
Round the cabbage fields again. Very flat so can go a bit quicker. |
| 65 |
24 Apr 2022 |
Tissington Trail |
26.2 |
04:27:59 |
First half uphill along the old railway line. Turn around and come back downhill. Over 20 minute negative split which was nice. |
| 66 |
15 May 2022 |
Shires and Spires Ultra |
35 |
06:56:35 |
Slighty different route since last time and ran it clockwise instead of anti-clockwise. Very sunny first half but 2nd half was mostly uphill and raining with muddy fields. Lots of stiles to climb over! |
| 67 |
19 Jun 2022 |
Sherwood Pines Rasselbock |
29.52 |
05:47:45 |
Lovely lapped course around Sherwood Pines. GPS went bonkers along the winding path so did an extra lap just to make sure.. |
| 68 |
23 Jul 2022 |
Conquer the Castle |
27.96 |
05:27:25 |
Who thought they would put a castle at the top of a hill. At least what goes up must come down. 5K laps so had to do a bit further to ensure I covered the marathon distance. |
| 69 |
05 Aug 2022 |
Double Blinkathon |
31.05 |
05:34:59 |
Back up to York again for the first time in ages. Two medals and chocolate were on offer so coudn't refuse. As many laps of the 1K track as you fancy so wanted to go a little bit further and managed 50 laps (50K). |
| 70 |
27 Aug 2022 |
12 Hour Back to School Run |
49.60 |
11.40.32 |
A 12 hour event in the grounds of Worskop college. Wanted to head towards 50 miles, but ran out of steam after about 30 miles. Managed 16 x 5K laps and not enough time to do another 3 miles or so. |
| 71 |
25 Sep 2022 |
Rutland Water Marathon |
26.2 |
04:33:19 |
Hull marathon replacement. Forgot about all the ups and downs, and was on for sub 4:30 but ran out of steam in the middle. |
| 72 |
2 Oct 2022 |
Ruddy Rothwell Cakeathon |
26.2 |
04:53:16 |
A new Grim Up North Event (#12) near Leeds, 5 and a bit 5 mile laps. A few hills and tough trail was challenging but had lots of cakes at the end. |
| 73 |
16 Oct 2022 |
Yorkshire Marathon |
26.2 |
04:24:32 |
Lovely weather and great support. A few small inclines but nice to get back under 4:30 again. |
| 74 |
20 Nov 2022 |
Maravan |
26.2 |
04:27:07 |
Back at Thorpe Park after 6 years. The sun came out over 7 and a bit laps. Another sub 4:30 marathon was good too. |
| 75 |
17 Dec 2022 |
Maramile |
26.2 |
04:18:29 |
Laps around Newark Showground. Did back to back events 5 years ago but just the one day this time so went a bit quicker. |
| 76 |
30 Dec 2022 |
Bridlington |
26.2 |
04:44:55 |
Last race of the year. Grim #13. 4 out and backs along the coast sounded good except for the 50mph head wind on the way out. The way back was a lot easier. |
| 77 |
27 Jan 2023 |
Knaresmire Edge Rewind |
26.2 |
04:46:55 |
Starting the year joggling around the edge of York Racecourse. A bit muddy through the trees, but great support from SeeYorkRunYork .Got a certificate and medal for running over 100 miles on their events. |
| 78 |
12 Feb 2023 |
Brandon Park, Suffolk |
26.2 |
04:51:10 |
A zizagrunning event around a lovely park in Suffolk. 8 laps. A lot hillier than expected so was pleased to finish and get some free cake at the end. |
| 79 |
19 Feb 2023 |
Bingley |
26.2 |
04:46:15 |
Back with the Grim Up North crew (event #14) for this out and back along the Leeds to Liverpool canal. Nine locks within the first mile (5 together!) added a bit of a climb on the way out. Managed not to drop any balls in the canal which was good. |
| 80 |
7 Mar 2023 |
Big Bear Elephant Run |
26.2 |
04:58:04 |
My 2nd time around Salcey park in Northamptonshire. The laps were slightly further than last time so the 8 laps was nearer 28 miles at the end. |
| 81 |
25 Mar 2023 |
Great British Seaside Challenge |
27.5 |
05:26:01 |
Lovely run up the cost from Skegness to Sutton and back again. Very windy which made it tricky. Still injured so was a real struggle to finish. |
| 82 |
14 May 2023 |
Rob Burrows Leeds Marathon |
26.2 |
04:49:45 |
Suprising hot and hilly around Leeds and Otley. Was nice to be back inujry free again. Great support all along the course. |
| 83 |
4 Jun 2023 |
Butterfly Run |
28.5 |
05:39:52 |
8 Laps around the lovely Shipley Country Park in Derbyshire. Quite a hilly course and the sun was out in full to slow everyone down futher. Great to see Eric and the Rasselbock gang out again and there was loads of food at the aid station too. |
| 84 |
18 Jun 2023 |
Trackathon |
31.07 |
05:58:05 |
Lots of laps around the running track. It was a toughie in the sun - at least no-one got lost. I wanted to push on from the marathon distance so managed an extra 19 laps to get to 50K (125 laps). |
| 85 |
26 Jul 2023 |
Great Barrow Challenge Day 5 |
26.2 |
04:41:09 |
Another zigzag running event in Suffolk. 2 laps mainly along the country lanes with a fair bit of up and down along the way. Speedy 1st lap but ran out of steam a bit in the 2nd half in the sunshine. |
| 86 |
19 Aug 2023 |
Foxton Hound Ultra |
31.07 |
06:47:47 |
Tough 50K route around Northamptonshire. Lots of hills and stiles in the first half, so struggled to get any rhythm going. Second half was better. |
| 87 |
24 Sep 2023 |
Bedford Autodrome Marathon |
26.2 |
04:07:53 |
Back at Bedford Autodrome around the race track .Very windy so half the course was a bit of a struggle. Pleased with the time - just over 20 seconds outside my Joggling PB. |
| 88 |
22 Oct 2023 |
Monster Mash |
26.2 |
04:39:22 |
Back along the railway line on the Trans Penine Trail at Penistone. Arrived 10 minutes later due to lots of flooded roads, but had plenty of time to get round. Great to see lots of familiar faces. |
| 89 |
12 Nov 2023 |
Pierrepont Plod |
26.2 |
04:38:02 |
2nd time at this Rasselbock Running event. Felt a lot better this time. 8 laps with half off-road (wet and muddy) and the other half on cycle path. |
| 90 |
10 Dec 2023 |
Christmas Canal Canter |
26.2 |
04:47:04 |
Event #15 with the GrimUpNorth Team. Soggy 2 out and backs along the canal path. 2nd one (10 miles there and 10 miles back) seem to go on forever. Support from everyone was great. |
| 91 |
17 Dec 2023 |
Portsmouth Coastal Marathon |
26.2 |
04:43:28 |
Pleasent but windy run along the coastline from Portsmouth to Hayling Island and back. Last one of the year so time for a rest and hit the last few in 2024. |
| 92 |
14 Jan 2024 |
Rasselbock Winter Run |
28.77 |
05:24:17 |
Back at Sherwood Pines with the Rasselbock crew. Lovely route around the trees and country paths. Tried out some new juggling balss that were a bit bigger and heavier than my normal ones, and could feel the difference after 3 hours or so. Good to get through the first event of the year though. |
| 93 |
25 Feb 2024 |
Marabank |
26.2 |
04:46:52 |
A nice local event just down the road and laps up and down the canal path. 7 laps for the marathon, and I got to use the clubs for the last lap. I forgot how difficult these are to joggle with, especially when it's windy, but it got better towards the end. |
| 94 |
10 May 2024 |
SYRY March Hare Challenge |
26.2 |
04:29:10 |
Another trip to Penistone for the March Hare Challenge. 4 out and back laps but was a very soggy one as it rained the whole time. The Tiger hat got the day off and guarded the cakes inside. |
| 95 |
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