Mud Sweat and Tears is Matt Ward's take on the sport he loves; getting under the skin of off-road running with lively comment, race reports, interviews and running equipment reviewed.
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 30 Mar '09
With many top athletes in Jordan for the World XC it was left to the schools teams to offer the very best athletes in the Home Nations. With 6 titles from a possible 8 the English raiders took most of the glory at this weekend’s Aviva SIAB XC International. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Tue 24 Mar '09
The English Schools XC champs has once again come and gone, with a fantastic day’s racing at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire on Saturday (21st). Star of the show was pre-race favourite Emelia Gorecka whose winning streak now stretches to an incredible 2 years. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 20 Mar '09
This weekend sees one of the bedrocks of cross-country running. The English Schools Cross Country Championships (for ‘English’ insert any other nationality) embody the essence of running, and are the place where dreams are born and shattered… Read more…