Anyone doing the York marathon/10 mile runs on Sunday? Will be my final run of the year. Only started doing running events last November at the Leeds Abbey dash at the age of 43 and never felt fitter. It seems its never too late to try something new. Also done the following runs. Dewsbury 10km Harewood House 10km Wakefield 10km Wombwell 10km Leeds half marathon Leeds 10km Cannon Hall run 10km And finishing off with the York ten mile run.
Yes pal i run... Run with Barnsley Harriers out of Shaw Lane on a Monday and Wednesday evening... Come join us, friendly club welcoming all speeds/abilities! Ive done so far this year the following : Dewsbury 10k Liversedge 1/2 Norton 9 Retford 1/2 East Hull 20 London Marathon Vale of York 1/2 And got Thoresby 10, Worksop 1/2 & Leeds Abbey Dash coming up too... Ive got a big year next year as i already have booked the following : Central Lancs 1/2 Inskip 1/2 Great North West 1/2 Silverstone 1/2 Trimpell 20 Sheffield 1/2 London Marathon Leeds 1/2 Liverpool 1/2 Tissington 1/2 Keep up the running pal... I love it!! Crazy hey!! Haha
Yes pal that is the one... Lovely flat route, but very warm this year! Great T-Shirt n medal too! Haha
This ^ Wish I could try running but years of being overweight have taken their toll out of my knees. I cycle instead - 6 years older than you but only been doing it a couple of years. Feel fit and strong and have a list of 'achievements' for the year on a par with your running ones and it is the fitness coupled with the excitement and adrenalin of the events that lead to a fantastic sense of well being. Good luck with the runs, if I can manage to keep the weight off I will definitely be trying a 10k or half marathon. Nice one.
Yes, mate, ran my first marathon last year. I usually do one long run every couple of weeks, between 10-20k depending on my energy levels and the weather. But like you, I started very late, having run the Farnham marathon aged 45. It definitely does give you a psychological lift.
York marathon and 10 mile run was a cracking and well organised event. Managed to drag myself around the 10 mile course in a time of 1 hour 10 minutes 39 seconds and finished 94th out of 1598 finishers for the shorter distance.
