Entries for one of the country’s biggest mass cycle rides, the 2013 Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge, are now open.The event, part of the Virgin Money Cyclone cycling festival, will take place on the scenic roads around Newcastle and Northumberland

Apologies for not posting another blog sooner. Injuries, slower pace and thus more time on my feet running (shuffling) has meant less time for doing this sort of thing. Here’s a summary of days 3-6:Day three: Barnsley to ChesterfieldHideous. The Gods of ice and rain battled it ou...

Hope Tour: Day One - Harrogate to LeedsWell that was a baptism of fire. Or perhaps ice would be more appropriate. We seemed to have chosen the coldest bloody day of the year to start our epic journey down the country in aid of HopeHIV. It dipped below zero for some of it and with...

Day two: Leeds to BarnsleyTurns out day two was the first time any of the four of us had done back-to-back marathons so that’s a milestone of sorts reached already. Mind you, I’m writing this at 6am on the morning of day three and everything hurts. As in, EVERYTHING. Judging by t...

taken from our events listings:The Valentine 10KWhen: Sunday, 10 February 2013Where: Norwich, NorfolkWhy: "An excellent race with a challenging incline half way," says an RW reader. Featuring hills, plus tea and cake on the finish line, what

and the fundraising ideas became ever more ambitious. Which is how Tom’s tiny band of volunteers – with no real running experience behind them – found themselves organising a marathon in one the most challenging countries in the world. The local security forces