Posts Tagged as ‘hawkshead trail’

April 22, 2009

Hawkshead Trail Race 2009: Beaten by a Hill called Ron.

Yes. It was that Ron Hill. You know, running legend Ron Hill. Former marathon World Record Holder Ron Hill. The man whose name features in the little logo on the corner of my shorts Ron Hill.

April 15, 2009

Don’t taper for short races. Just put your feet up.

You see, there are actually two overlapping events in Hawkshead on Saturday: the Puma Hawkshead Trail Race and the Puma Hawkshead Challenge. I blithely entered for the Race, assuming that the Challenge would be, well, more of a challenge. But, as is traditional on these occasions, I have cocked up badly…