Month: March 2020

Local running events have never been more attractive. In times where one major marathon after another gets cancelled, you can still rely on events like this one: Thames Meander Marathon. City and 50,000 runner events are so pre-Coronavirus. Tucked away in SouthWest London, the start line couldn’t be more low key and relaxed. A Race HQ tent next to the Kingston upon Thames YMCA community centre was pretty sufficient as a single point for registration, bag storage, and getting quickly…

We all love going the extra mile, right? But what about two of them? And what when it is about a fairly hilly marathon through slippery mud? Well, I am going ahead of myself. The Steyning Stinger is a trail marathon in the area of Brighton, where I had heard rather bewildering stories about bad weather, gales, and challenging terrain. A friend of mine was running it and I was desperate getting back into the marathon game, so I gave…