Running, Elvis, and me

At the end there was Elvis.

The garlanded King of Rock and Roll lookalike was getting all the cheers as my Run Norwich race was drawing to a close.

But as I came up Rampant Horse Street I was reeling him in – showing a clean pair of heels to finish in 53:11.

Whatever else happened I couldn’t let him win!

Run Norwich is a great event – and getting bigger and bigger, in fact I still wonder whether the race has reached capacity and needs a rethink going forward – half marathon, marathon anyone?

Their marketing effort is very impressive, too. Have you tried to spot yourself in the videos they’ve been posting on YouTube, or looked for your name on the the running wall?

A last minute reccy of the Run Norwich route

Run Norwich 2017 is almost here.

You’ve done your training, now it’s race time.

I’ve run it for the last two years – but last year was pretty tough for me so last Sunday, a week before the race, I teamed up with a couple of ex-colleagues, Chris and Mark, to reccy the route, just to get our legs and head around it.

So how did we get on?

Meet the start-up putting Run Norwich runners’ races on the map

If you’re getting ready for Run Norwich on Sunday then good luck with your final preparations!

I’ve picked up my race pack – can’t believe I forgot to order a new running shirt when I signed up, but may pick up another, if I get a chance.

While I was outside the Forum I met Nicola Cage, pictured above, at the impressive looking marathonmaps stand. Nicola is from Norwich and turns out the business marathonmaps.co.uk is a start-up, which she launched earlier this year with the help of her brother Matthew.