Podplus Ashford Marathon & Half Marathon 2015

New event for 2015.  Country lane course around the villages bordering Ashford.  Well organised race, with very friendly competitors.  This one is sure to return next year.

Ashford Marathon & Half 2015 (492 pics)

Ashford & District 10K 2015

A decent sized field enjoyed an unexpectedly long spell of nice sunshine, on a day when heavy rain had been forecast.

Ashford & District 10K 2015 (897 pics)

Kent Christmas Cracker 2014

A mixture of serious athletes and fun runners donned assorted festive outfits for the annual Christmas Cracker, which this year saw a record field of over 200 taking part.  The light was challenging, as it always seems to be for this race.

Kent Christmas Cracker 2014 (440 pics)

Charing 10K 2014

Around 100 runners took part in the 2014 10K around and through the pleasant village of Charing.

Charing 10K (221 pics)

Brett Lydd Half Marathon 2014

Glorious day to be out and about.  Felt more like summer than early spring and the weather couldn't have been more different to this time last year, when the Lydd Half Marathon was run under iron grey skies, with a bitter wind blowing after a major downpour.

Decent turnout again, over 440 finishers.  The only real down side was the number of cars, cyclists and pedestrians using the road back into Lydd, but I guess life ain't perfect ;)

Lydd Half Marathon 2014 (414 pics)

Ashford & District 10K 2014

A very mild and mostly sunny day - pretty much the opposite of last year, when it was deeply grey and absolutely freezing.  Large turnout, as usual, and a decent race.

Ashford & District 10K 2014 (358 pics)

Kent Christmas Cracker 5 2013, Fowlmead Country Park

Bit of a wild day.  Very strong gusty winds and frequent heavy rain.  Combined with very poor light, it certainly made for very challenging conditions in which to be snapping.  Race itself was excellent.  I have a feeling a lot of these runners actually prefer it when the weather is shocking ;)  Excellent turnout, especially in view of the conditions.  Plenty of fun festive costumes.  Really enjoyed this one.  At least it wasn't cold ;)

Kent Christmas Cracker 2013 (247 pics)