This is the 2nd year the Oundle Magnificent Outlaw 10k has been run and everyone told me beforehand to expect a race that was as beautiful as it was brutal.  

Phil Martin is relatively new to the world of running, having only started racing competitively around 2 years ago, but he has already proved that he has what it takes to make the podium. 

Having enjoyed a week away on holiday and a Summer of racing on the track, this was to be my first race wearing the TORQ kit and I was looking forward to my first 10k event.  

Paul Whittaker is a long distance runner from Southend, who enjoys competing in a variety of endurance events from 1500m to the Marathon and has currently clocked up some pretty impressive PB’s. 

I was originally supposed to run the full Marathon, however, it was decided I would run the local inaugural Hoad Hill 1/2 Marathon instead. 

Despite the last 2 months’ worth of Grant’s training being predominantly focused towards 5-10km speed work, it was decided that The Prudent Riverside 10 mile, would provide a perfect bench mark as a fitness check and confidence boost before starting specific training for The Great North Run. 

This is the second year of the Eastridge Trail Half, which is run by Shrewsbury athletics club and the race itself starts off from Snailbeach Village Hall. 

As TORQ Performance Running makes it’s move to include all the differing running disciplines (and no longer focuses purely on Trail running), we’ve a few new faces to introduce to you. 

Grant Johnson is an athlete from Cumbria, who has only taken to competitive running in the last 12 months. 

Matty had been looking forward to this race for a while, mostly as it was giving him the opportunity to attack Scafell from a new direction. 

After a dissapointing DNF at the Hardmoors 55 a few weeks earlier, Matty Brennan (along with fellow team mate Tracy Dean) head on up to race the Kielder 50k Ultra with a point to prove. 

So what on earth inspires a person to wish to run on a treadmill for more than 20 minutes? I