I’ve been a bit late posting, but yes, I did complete the Big Half 2025, despite the curveballs thrown such as tube strikes and er.. the heat, and maybe being a bit quick for the first few miles. It was a great atmosphere on the day, organisation was smooth, despite being a bit worried I might be late due to having the extra distance to walk and less frequent trains etc I made it to my starting pen on time.…
In brief, it’s going well, almost to plan (of course, I’m behind training plan…) Can’t thank those who have sponsored me to date enough, you are marvellous people! Still time to sponsor if you wish on this link . Training Higlights Most training has been on paths & trails around Biggleswade, with one long easy trail run with my chums from Run2Drink. We ran from Royston to Baron Brewery (well, we’re affiliated to Drink Tasting room and bottle shop in…
Today I had my 6 month consultation with my haematologist – almost 2 years after I finished treatment for my Hairy Cell Leukaemia relapse. The news is all good, as normal as can be – next check-up in 6 months. So, in addition to a consultation in September, I will be running The Big Half in London, raising funds for Blood Cancer UK. This is my second time doing this particular half-marathon, having previously completed it in (checking Strava…) in…
After being dragged out of bed on Christmas morning to do the Christmas Day Park Run, today was my first official run of 2015. Park Run done!#parkrun A photo posted by David Quinlan (@quinlannm) on Dec 25, 2014 at 1:36am PST It was quite icy out and we had to go cross country for some short sections but there was a great turn out, 114 participants in all. This was my 4th official park run and today, I set a…
After 28 training runs (according to MapMyRun) I completed the Royal Parks Half marathon on Sunday 12th October. My official finishing time was 1 hour 48 minutes and 38 seconds, which is now my new personal best (also, set PB for 10k over the first 10k). I would like to thank all those who sponsored me for this event. I raised a total (to date) of £266.75 for Men United, Prostate Cancer UK. The Men United team raised an incredible £46,500…
