Hello and welcome to the blog of a runner.
My name is Gareth Cooke, I am a member of the Barnsley Athletic Club. I am documenting my travels, completing races and challenges, overall whilst enjoying my running.
I also offer online personal training/coaching, sell the all important Team Barnsley kit as well as my own ‘therunningmaninblue’ kit.
The title ‘therunningmaninblue’ came from choosing to wear the same blue top when racing before I joined a running club. I have previously run for Penistone Footpath Runners & Athletic Club; making the transfer to the blue side again in 2021.
Have a look around, leave a comment, if you’ve any suggestions or questions to make let me know on gareth@therunningmaninblue.co.uk
Want to see what I’ve been doing, check out the updates section.
Inspire, Motivate, Achieve
therunningmaninblue over on YouTube
In years gone by I took a proactive stance to writing up my racing and training reports with a lot of this moving over to a YouTube channel that I routinely update. If you’re interested in following and watching along check out my channel here.
Sub 16 Again: My Fastest Parkrun Since Surgery
Back at Hull parkrun this morning, and what a session it turned out to be. It’s one of the flattest,…
Fastest Yorkshire parkruns Ranked — Top 3 Deep Dive, Full Top 10, Plus 7 Bonus Mentions
New video up this week and it’s a proper deep dive for anyone who loves poring over parkrun stats as…
You Will Not Believe How Fast the Buggy Went at Selby parkrun
We were back at Selby parkrun this week for something a bit different, and it turned into one of those…