Stephen Hawking knew how to capture peoples’ attention, so I thought I’d borrow a tip or two from him in this potted brief history of our running club. I cannot claim to have been in at the start, as by 1989 there were some 25 running club members when I joined. Others from those early … Read more
Back in 2004, Aylsham was the second small town in the UK to embrace the Italian Cittaslow philosophy which rebuts the concept of cloned communities and fast food. And it works. No-one rushes in Aylsham these days, except now those running the Aylsham EPIC 5km which is like Park Run but more worthy. Thus it … Read more
On one of the hottest Sundays of an already hot summer, North Norfolk Beach Runners sent three teams to the Ekiden marathon relay organised by Ipswich Jaffa Running Club at Woodbridge. Ekiden, an idea which began in Japan, is a marathon length race run in six stages of ranging from 5k to 10k. The Woodbridge … Read more
With the lighter evenings and allegedly warmer days, North Norfolk Beach Runners have been making the transition from winter cross-country to spring-to-autumn road racing with effortless aplomb. Over the winter, those regularly getting muddy in the 10-race East Anglia Cross Country League included a ladies squad among whom Karen Balcombe finished 7th overall in the … Read more