I think we all long for the day when we can congregate at the start line, moan that our handicap isn’t fair, grumble that the wind is in the wrong direction, discuss which way round is faster (anti-clockwise, all day long), but most importantly encourage other runners and have a good time TOGETHER
Continue readingDecember 2020 Handicap + Year in Review
The nicest way to describe the final 9 months of 2020 would be ‘different’, but as we approach 2021 with hope for a better future, I’m going to focus on the positives of this year in this December 2020 handicap write up and also review of the year.
Continue readingRunning all Over the World – November 2020 Handicap
November 2020 handicap, due to Lockdown2 was entirely virtual, which meant we were …
& We have breaking news from Glasgow – October 2020 Handicap
The October 2020 handicap was our 3rd ‘Explorer House or Anywhere’ handicap – as we are not all in EH regularly anymore, you can run 5k anywhere you like and include your time in the official results.
Continue readingMarathons, virtual and real
Although whether you do it virtually or in an traditional race, the one thing that isn’t changing – its 26.2 miles with only your legs and determination to get you to the end.
On Sunday 4th October, there were OSR’s completing the Clarendon Marathon from Salisbury to Winchester & the Virtual London Marathon – run 26.2 miles wherever you like. One thing they all experienced was rubbish weather
What a PB! September 2020 handicap
Its not very often I go all fan-boy, but this deserves it.
Jo Miles PB coming into the handicap was 29:30, from January 2019. 5k round OS later and her new PB is 26:42, an improvement of 2:48. I think most of us would give up alcohol &/or cake &/or one of our less vital body organs to knock 2:48 off our handicap PB.
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