As a republican I usually avoid anything to do with the Royal Family but on this occasion we are making the most of the additional Bank Holiday with a run and football double header. With the number of available games rapidly decreasing ticking off new grounds in 2022-23 is becoming […]
Run and football
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Another run up the coast and a match which is potentially very significant for Blyth. After our fun in the sun at Whitley Bay a couple of weeks ago we move up the coast to see the uniquely named Blyth Spartans the most northerly outpost of the National League North. […]
Apologies to any Warrington Town or Hyde United fans reading this post but the title is misleading. Run and football 7 Jon’s Paddy Buckley would be a more effective heading for this one. Jon is aiming to complete the four big UK 24 mountain rounds which would drop him into […]
Our Easter break finished yesterday so back home to the North East and more run and football action. Today’s activities take place in Whitley Bay, a seaside resort about 45 minutes from Stanley. Adrian lives nearby so we are meeting him there. Brian is also along for his first run […]
Our break in the Herefordshire area has already been memorable with a couple of runs and matches at Forest Green Rovers in League One and Swindon Supermarine in Southern League Premier South. After two away wins I’m hoping the visitors continue this run with Sunderland and Gateshead up next. Cardiff […]
What better way to spend Easter than running and watching football? An extended break centered around the Cardiff City V Sunderland match on Easter Monday should enable us to get a few matches in and some new places to run. Ideal for Run and Football, Part 1 covers Friday 7th, […]
Today’s run and football has been 3 weeks in the making. I’ve attended two other Wednesday Wearside League games but not had the time to to run. It is a bit damp but I’m determined to get a run in between work and the match even though it kicks off […]
Visiting a ground we know well isn’t the point of the run and football series but it was impossible to miss this FA Trophy Semi-final. I’ve played 5-a-side on the 3G, run 3,000m on the track and Jacob’s thrown the hammer representing Durham in the Inter-counties. The last time I […]
After the success of my first foray into run and football last week at North Shields some might say I’ve expanded the concept to its limits already with the visit to Barrow today. From 40 minutes to just under three hours away in the car. A detour to run some […]
Hopefully this will be the first of a new run and groundhopping series. A visit to somewhere new for football and an accompanying run. A trip to North Shields for their Northern Premier East fixture against Sheffield F.C. gave an the opportunity to try this new concept after dropping off […]