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 Wed 22 Apr '09
Sorry: Road running alert! I know, it’ll be all over the telly, radio, internet and newspapers between now and Sunday; so before we get down to the event this weekend (3 Peaks) we thought that we would filter out some of the more interesting stuff in the lead up to this great marathon… Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 28 Mar '09
Gebre Gebremariam secretly picked his way to this title, not showing his hand until 100m from the finish when his devastating finishing kick left Moses Kipsoro in his wake. Kenya’s losing streak is now ten years, dating back to Paul Tergat’s win in 1999. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 10 Jan '09
With an injection of pace akin to many of his Ethiopian endurance running forefathers, Abebe Dinkesa upstaged the favourites at today’s Great North Winter Run cross country event at a windswept Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Read more…
Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 09 Jan '09
In what should be one of the best XC meets of the year in the UK, the Bupa Great Edinburgh International happens this Saturday. With Kenenisa Bekele still out the door should be wide open for 2007 World champ Zersenay Tadese to romp home… Read more…