Pages tagged “running”
15 Mar 2026
Anticlockwise round Cambridge
This is the third post in a row about running. Sorry. I’ve been training, and I ran a marathon. 3 hours, 40 and a bit minutes to complete the Cambridge Boundary Run. My timing made it 03:40:36 but the official time is slower due to the time to cross the start line. That was the first time I’ve run that far, and it was fuelled by adrenaline and quite a few energy gels: my watch simultaneously awarded me fastest Half, fastest Marathon and Longest Run.
28 Feb 2026
Alphabetically round the Colleges
My legs are recovering as I write: yesterday with some chums I ran nearly a marathon on a geeky stop-start route around the Colleges of Cambridge. Turns out the rules of the alphabet really matter after 30km of pavement and after Robinson College, it’s much more appealing to follow the University’s order, putting “St Catharine’s” after “Sidney Sussex” because it allows a lovely St John’s, Trinity, Trinity Hall hattrick towards the end.
14 Jul 2016
g10k3
As promised we hosted another g10k running event and barbecue this weekend. Thanks to all who signed up, came along and joined in. The British so-called-summer did its best to throw us off course, sending lots of people scurrying under a smallish tent at one point. Spirits were undampened (I was already wet from this year’s upgraded water fight) and the bouncy castle got an outing later on. Nine runners this year, with a speed range of 1.
12 Jul 2015
g10k2
Twelve intrepid runners completed this year’s g10k race, completing two hot laps of the “lollipop course”. Proceedings were expertly marshalled by the two race officials and race mascot (thanks Sarah, Lauren and Otis). Meanwhile, nobody was taking it easy. Meerkat-style crèche watching kept a handful of heroic grown-up helpers fully occupied while we runners were making our way round the race. Having more runners than last time made it even more fun.
04 Sep 2013