Alex Jones Archive

Hops and Hills – Sat 2nd July 2016 – 36km / 1,380m / 3,500ml (ish)* “There were some guys like you in here about half an hour ago, but they were drinking faster. Are you guys stopping your watches for the beers or something?” ...Read More

Aorangi Undulator – 7 Nov 2015 – 33km / 2,700 m For my first proper race in New Zealand I thought I’d better not show up late, so I arrived 12 hours before kickoff and camped out at the finish. It was a couple ...Read More

7 February 2015 – 20 miles / 4003 ft A new course greeted the 156 happy runners who showed up at the Old Town Cricket Club for this year’s Wadsworth Trog. Reseeding and general maintenance on Wadsworth Moor meant that the long, tough early ...Read More

The first weekend of November has been a busy one – here’s a race roundup… Really Wild Boar – 1st Nov – 5 miles / 1401 ft First up we have the Really Wild Boar, put on by P&B’s Gary & Debbie Devine. They could ...Read More

August time in the North brings with it the usual variety of agricultural shows, the highlight of which is often a classic Guides, Crag or Fell Race. If you haven’t experienced a Show Race, they’re usually short and steep, with a suitably brash-accented local ...Read More

17 August 2014 – 14 miles / 6004 ft – English Championship Counter Part 5 of a 6 part series for the English Championships which had turned into a tit for tat battle between our own Rob Hope & Tom Addison of Helm Hill. ...Read More

20 July 2014 – 12.3 miles / 3300 ft –  English Championship Race A race of two halves, plus extra time. A bright start in Leeds and a straight forward journey to the Lakes (Alex was a little bit late – naturally!) Meet up ...Read More