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Apr 18, 20194 min read

Running Every Day for a Year ~ Piotr Blazevich

Piotr met 2018 head on. He set himself a challenge of running every day for 365 days. I was curious and met up with him to find out more abo

Jan 28, 20198 min read

Special Forces Fan Dance ~ Damien Moore

One beer too many at a party last summer, too much pride to back out and I had agreed to do the Winter Fan Dance 2019. That’s a bit tongue-i

Dec 15, 20181 min read

Night Running

I really enjoyed the run! Thanks for organizing it. It was my first night run and was a good to go just before I headed out for a school soc

Oct 15, 20185 min read

From couch to 100k: How I went from a non-runner to ultra marathoner

I’m not really a runner, it’s just something that I started doing at the end of 2016 to improve my physical and mental well being. But I got

Oct 15, 20183 min read

From unfit to unstoppable: How Karen Stack conquered the Race to the King 2018

Just under two years ago I was overweight and very unfit. So I started with Couch to 5K and a year later I met Kerry. I mentioned that I was

May 3, 20182 min read

Everest Multi-day Ultra and the benefit of coaching ~ Ed Groblar

Although I’d done a few events before (a mix of things from local 10k’s/ half marathons to Ironmans and an ultra), I felt I’d hit a plateau,

May 1, 20186 min read

Boston Marathon 2018 ~ Helen Loxton

Waking up to rain hammering on my hotel window was not how I’d envisioned my 2018 Boston Marathon attempt. After a month of being unable to

Sep 16, 20173 min read

How I started running ~ Melita Armitage

I’m not a runner. At least that’s what I believed until I moved to Bath. I’ve been telling myself I’m not a runner for decades. In fact I r

Aug 10, 20173 min read

From doubt to ultramarathon: My journey to Race to the Stones 100k

If you had asked any of my friends 12 months ago whether I’d ever do an ultra – after some expletives, they would all have just laughed.

Jul 16, 20171 min read

Tom Wake

It was great to work with Kerry whilst training for my first ultra marathon. Her wealth of running knowledge really helped with my preparati

Jul 16, 20173 min read

Non-runner to London Marathon in 18 months

My name is Mary and I am a marathon runner – well I achieved my goal of running the London Marathon in April 17.

Jun 25, 20173 min read

Race to the Tower 80km

Last Saturday I completed my first ultra marathon – the 52 mile ‘Race to the Tower’ along the beautiful Cotswold Way from Stroud to Broadway

Sep 1, 20161 min read

Claire Barnes

One of the best things about training with Kerry is that the benefits filter through to your whole family.

Aug 31, 20161 min read

Marathon des Sables by Johan Grobler

Back in late 2014 I made the decision to enter the Marathon des sables and after a few crazy tense minutes online trying to get registered b

Aug 31, 20161 min read

Nancy Gardiner

“I have been having 3 sessions a week for 2 months with Kerry as well as adding a 10k walk in one day a week too.

Jun 1, 20162 min read

From breast cancer diagnosis to ultra marathon finish line: Hazel Smith's inspirational journey.

Having watched the finishers of the Race to the King arrive at the Winchester Cathedral in June 2016, I decided that the taking part in a 53

Apr 26, 20162 min read

Training for the Marathon des Sables ~ Mitch Keene

So I get into the lake and wait for the start hooter. All my training has gone well. Ive been here many times before, it’s not my first tria

Apr 24, 20161 min read

Claire Van Dam

After years of doing essentially no real exercise I saw 40 approaching and vowed to sort my life out. I’d always loved athletics at school a

Feb 24, 20161 min read

Georgia

“I found Kerry whilst on my own plod through the woods and saw her doing sprints with a group of runners. I thought to myself that’s exactly

May 30, 20151 min read

Joseph Grosvenor - No ordinary 15 year old

No ordinary 15 year old. Joseph at the tender age of 13 took part in his first Ultra.