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 Thu 05 Mar '09
After the National, after all of the talk on MST, it’s time for the UK to decide who will represent them at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Champs. This weekend’s Inter Counties XC champs will act as the selection race. Read more…
Almost a week after the battles took place on Parliament Hill we have just picked up on the Eightlane footage from last weekend’s English National Cross Country championships. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 23 Feb '09
26 year-old Wells City Harrier and GB international Frank Tickner added a second National Cross Country title to his growing list of wins at a sunny Parliament Hill on Saturday. The unseasonably mild weather meant that the racing was fast and furious across the board. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 02 Feb '09
Whilst Steph Twell and Frank Tickner were leading the senior XC athletes in Italy on Sunday the juniors were on a Portuguese mission. With Nick Goolab and Louise Small winning is the UK starting to enforce the notion that they are best XC nation in Europe? Read more…