From the moment Owen Jones signed up for the five-day, 200km ultra in Nepal, he knew he was in over his head.That's the first line of the synopsis to Owen's book, 862 to Kathmandu, which tells the story of his attempt to take on the...
Just how much history and heritage is packed into our flagship half-marathon, The Amazing Northampton Run?The answer is so much that when we created our map outlining the new course for 2025 and the landmarks that are dotted around it, we had to strip some...
"A really beautiful route on very quiet roads, couldn't have asked for better!!"It was only our second ever Tour De Northamptonshire Cyclosportive last weekend, so it was lovely to hear so many positive reviews from the lovely people who took part.Putting on a range of...
You can run. Cycling - it's as easy as riding a bike. You even did some swimming back in school.But triathlon? Nah, that sounds way too hard.Don't you have to run a marathon, cycle hundreds of kilometres and swim in shark-infested waters? Or something like...
It's time to get on your bike again!Our Cyclosportive event, the Tour De Northamptonshire, is returning for 2025. This year's race will take place on June 8 and we'd love to see you there.Once again, we will be offering entrants the opportunity to race over...
If, like me, you're always glued to the activities of the intrepid duos who take on the BBC's Race Across the World, then you might have been interested to see that series five of the programme is taking in the sights and sounds of Nepal. For...
Undulating hills and some serious distance to be covered - our Shires & Spires Running Festival doesn't take any prisoners.Add in a day of scorching sun and high temperatures yesterday, and our runners had their work cut out.But while the Naseby-based race is famed for...
priodA long time ago it was one man against 26.2 miles. Things are very different in 2025! Although the distance Greek messenger Pheidippides actually ran is up for debate, one thing isn't. The effort killed him! Despite that inauspicious start, marathon running has become increasingly popular -...
One of the things I am blessed with when it comes to organising The Amazing Northampton Run is the fantastic band of volunteers we have. Our runners need every bit of encouragement, whether they are tackling the full 13.1-mile half-marathon, our relay race or even the three-mile fun...
Earlier this week, my eye was drawn to an article about the world's first robot half-marathon, set to take place in Beijing.There are several places the mind goes when accosted with such news, but as a race director I'm never one to ignore a potential...