Month: June 2018

How was your weekend running?

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From fun runs to the Decathlon 5km series and Race to the Kings, this weekend summed up the beauty of summer running…   During the winter, many of the athletic clubs take part in cross country races, fast, fierce and tough races, short in distance, usually extremely muddy, and fierce in hills and weather conditions. They do it to pitch themselves against other clubs for points. Come the summer, many of these clubs hold summer ‘fun runs’, those same types of short distance races – 3 – 5 miles – on off road conditions but in beautiful sunny, warm weather.

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GRTW Explore the Downs Trail Run, 24th June

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Love running off-road but unsure where to run or worried about getting lost? Or are you visiting Brighton for the weekend and have your trainers with you and would love to explore? Join us this Sunday for a gorgeous run that will take you through poppy fields and via the amazing Breaky Bottom vineyard  here at GRTW, we colour our running seasons, January – March is usually the white season – skies full of cloud, snow on the ground. March to April, is yellow season for all the daffodils, then it’s the Blue Season, which is all about the carpets

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GRTW Recipes for Foodie Runners: Blackeyed Bean and Peanut Burgers

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If you want a healthy burger that will nourish your body, then try these. They’re homemade but they take 20 minutes tops if you use a food processor…less than the time it took my partner to cook his beef burger… One tin of black eyed beans, fresh bird’s eye chilli finely chopped, one whit onion, red pepper, peanuts, salt and pepper and peanuts and cooked quinoa. Whizz in a food processor, then add a tin of sweetcorn. Taste and adjust to your liking. Then ad some olive oil, make into patties and coat in cornmeal (uncooked) and brown in a

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How was your weekend running?

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So, I’m a bit behind with our #medalmonday post – while most of you were running fantastic races like the Two Castles Run (from Warkwick to Kenilworth) and the St Alban’s Half Marathon, I was taking time out from the purity of just running to participate in the 113 Cotswold Half Ironman…     ‘Graeme always has terrible weather at his events,’ confided one of the marshals the day before the 113 Cotswold Half Ironman, as I eyed up the lake I was due to swim 1.9km in the following morning. The next morning, I stood there again, having awoken at

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Spiced Almond Dessert Salad

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A delicious post-run sweet snack, packed with protein for muscular recovery – plus it’s good for your joints too   Ingredients olive oil spray 50g whole natural almonds 1 cloves fresh garlic, crushed 1/2 finely chopped red chilli 1 tsp sea salt 4 finely chopped tomatoes 1 tbs chopped coriander stem 1/4 cantaloupe melon 1 tbs blueberries 1 tbs fresh mint Method: 1. Toss the almonds in oil and cook over gentle heat for 4 mins, tossing them around regularly. Add the chilli, salt and garlic and cook for a further 2- 4 minutes or until the garlic turns into

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How was your weekend running?

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What running or events did you take part in this weekend?    Down here in Sussex, the first weekend of June is always the renowned South Downs Way Relay, a lung-busting, leg sapping relay race involving six men, women or mixed teams all racing their way from Eastbourne to Winchester over 100 miles. It’s an invitation only event and a hotly contested race every year. I was very fortunate to be part of the winning Arena ladies team last year, who amazingly have gone on to win it again this year. And what’s most notable about that is that ALL

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