Category Archives: Tour of Skiddaw

Grand Tour of Skiddaw Results/Splits

Posted on August 27, 2014 by

For those like me who like to look at the results and see how you did compared to the field I’ve sorted the official results into columns with positions at each checkpoint, leg splits and leg positions. Results with splits … Continue reading →

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Video of Grand Tour of Skiddaw

Posted on August 27, 2014 by

I took lots of photos and video clips of our race on Saturday.  I hope it gives you a sense of the race and how much we enjoyed it!

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Grand Tour of Skiddaw Race Report

Posted on August 26, 2014 by

Saturday 23rd August 2014 I think I heard about this race at the Highland Fling in April from Race Director Gaynor Prior and immediately was keen to take part. This year I am running in the Hardmoors Grand Slam which … Continue reading →

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Grand Tour of Skiddaw update

Posted on August 24, 2014 by

We had a superb weekend in the Lakes and thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Tour of Skiddaw race yesterday. Katrina & I ran together as a pair under the name ‘Team Kynaston’ We finished the race (measured 46miles on my Suunto) … Continue reading →

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Preparing for our Skiddaw Race

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

I decided to have a one week mini taper for the Grand Tour of Skiddaw.  So I went for an easy 5 mile run on Tuesday night and another easy 5 mile run this morning before work. I felt fairly … Continue reading →

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Video of our Tour of Skiddaw Recce Run

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

Here is the video from our recce run from Sunday. It will be good for us to look over before the race and hopefully helpful to others planning to do the race.

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Tour of Skiddaw Recce Run

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

I always like to do a recce run particularly on a course I’ve not done before so Katrina & I headed down to the Lake District to do a run on the Grand Tour of Skiddaw route.  We called in … Continue reading →

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Easy Run with Katrina

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

I’m really looking forward to the Aviemore Half Marathon on Sunday.  I’ve heard lots of good things about the course, organisation and atmosphere. Katrina and I went out for an easy run tonight after work. It’s always fun to run … Continue reading →

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