No Holding Back: Interview with Nicola Carragher Nicola Carragher only started taking running seriously a year ago. After going from a 5K to a full marathon in just 14 weeks, she’s now on the verge of becoming the first person to complete all seven major world marathons consecutively within a 12-month ... Read More...
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One of Liverpool’s key active travel corridors is to be given its first major upgrade since the turn of the century. Work will begin this week to transform the historic Liverpool Loop Line, completed in 2000 after a 12-year reclamation programme, to encourage more residents to start using and enjoying it. Laid ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool International Women’s Day, BTR Liverpool Half Marathon & more 9-10 March | Curated by Natasha Young International Women’s Day food, fundraising and festivities A whole night of celebrations and entertainment will get underway at 24 Kitchen Street tonight (8 March) as nightlife collective SisBis hosts a special ... Read More...
Get ready for the weekend in Liverpool The Jacaranda’s 60th anniversary, Run For Rhys & Bootle Music Festival EVENT | Celebrate 60 years of The Jacaranda Legendary Slater Street pub The Jacaranda, where The Beatles first played, will mark its 60th anniversary with three days of celebrations from 24-26 August. The original venue and ... Read More...
The Interview: Liverpool’s ‘Forrest Gump’ on his record-breaking running challenge Interview with Rob Pope Croxteth vet Rob Pope has smashed records and raised thousands for charities in a mammoth adventure partly inspired by Forrest Gump. The ambitious runner made big sacrifices and tested his fitness to cross America five times before declaring ... Read More...
Around 2,400 runners will take on a Liverpool to New Brighton challenge this Sunday (15 April) as the BTR Mersey Tunnel 10K returns. Participants from the region and its running clubs as well as destinations as far as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand have signed up to the 13th annual race. This ... Read More...
Running in Liverpool city centre: routes, clubs, tips & more Hitting the gym treadmill is all well and good but every now and then it feels good to get outside into the fresh air for a proper run. And with more and more people living in the city centre we thought ... Read More...
Runners still have a chance to take part in this year’s Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon with less than two weeks to go. More than 5,000 participants from across the region, the UK and overseas are expected to come together at the Pier Head starting line when the 2 April event takes ... Read More...
Athletes have until midnight tonight (27 July) to sign up for this summer’s Tri Liverpool event. The waterfront triathlon will return to the city for its fourth year on Sunday 14 August and is said to have already attracted 1,700 amateur participants. Limited places remain available in the GO TRI+ beginner distance ... Read More...
Places for the 2017 BTR Tour of Merseyside sold out in four hours after this year’s running event brought a “week of excitement” to the region. Taking place for a fourth year, the six-race tour saw 300 participants – known as tourists – take on 52 miles as races were held ... Read More...