Charity Boxing Day Hare & Hounds Cross Country Event
Charity Boxing Day Hare & Hounds Cross Country Event. It’s Fancy Dress, so each team must have a theme. All monies go to Charity with the main beneficiary Hallswood Animal Sanctuary. This is a...
View ArticleChristmas film – Ho Ho Ho!
So this is it.....the Sportlink Christmas Film for 2017....As always madness with some of the worst singing ever apart from our lead vocalist Sally Fletcher. A very big thank you to Adrian Fletcher for...
View ArticleThe key to being a good coach is evolving around your runner’s needs
Following on from my comments in last week’s On The Run and keeping with the theme of coaching, earlier this week I had a long chat with a very good friend of mine, Matt Yates, who frequently discusses...
View ArticleDon’t forget about our Masters runners…Norfolk has a very proud tradition
With the recent announcement that my business Sportlink Running & Fitness are to sponsor the Norfolk Grand Prix Series for the next three years, I can truly say that all of us are delighted to be...
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Neil Featherby: Running dominates my life – despite what my teachers told me!
Neil Featherby: Running dominates my life – despite what my teachers told me! So here we are at the end of another year – or should I say, running year? Whilst my life does not entirely revolve around...
View ArticleThe benefits of a well balanced diet
A well balanced diet containing all the essential nutrients is a must for all those who take their running seriously. There are lots of fads and myths about foods, special diets and supplements which...
View ArticleSportlink Grand Prix Series – January 28th Freethorpe Ten
The Sportlink Running & Fitness Grand Prix Series is a series of established road races at a variety of distances across the county of Norfolk. The Grand Prix Series kicks off on January 2th with...
View ArticleNew Year…New You!
Neil Featherby's EDP article. So here we are and just a few days into another New Year whereby so many of us have lots of good intentions especially when it comes to health and fitness. As you can...
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Neil Featherby: The future looks bright for Norfolk Cross Country team
Neil's EDP article 12/01/18 After my column back in November about the new regime of Chris Merrylees and Dominic Blake now heading up the Norfolk County Cross Country Team, last Sunday saw what was...
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Going the distance – Kathryn Hammond
Every Month we now feature one of the Sportlink team for a Q&A. This month it's Kathryn Hammond. When did you first start to run? I have always run for as long as I can remember. I was a sprinter...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Neil!
So, the day you’ve been dreading has finally arrived!!! We know that you don’t want to be 60, that you don’t feel or act like a 60 year old but we can’t let you turn 60 without a little...
View ArticleSportlink Running & Fitness Grand Prix Series – Dates
The Sportlink Running & Fitness Grand Prix Series is a series of established road races at a variety of distances across the county of Norfolk. Here are the eleven races selected to...
View ArticleNeil Featherby: Age is just a number, isn’t it?
Coming to terms with age is something I have always struggled with. If anything this is one of the reasons I dedicated my column a few weeks ago to some of those elderly athletes who are still running...
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Memories of 1987 Hong Kong Marathon and how I learned to never let my...
Friday 26th January 2018 - Neil Featherby's EDP Feature. Neil Featherby learned a valuable life lesson 31 years ago this week... So here we are nearly one month into the New Year already. So many of us...
View ArticleValentine 10K February 18, 2018
RACE NOW FULL This is the second race in the Grand Prix series of 11 races, sponsored by SportLink Running and Fitness. Race start: 10am Race HQ: Race HQ will be at the Sports Hall and Conference...
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Sportlink Grand Prix Race 1 – Results
Sportlink Grand Prix Race 1 Results OVERALL WINNERS: MEN 1st Alan Darby Ely Runners 0:54:26 2nd Daniel Middleton Norwich Road Runners 0:54:30 3rd Dominic Blake Reepham Runners 0:55:12...
View ArticleNorfolk running is in great health but don’t underestimate what it takes to...
Friday 2nd February 2018 - EDP Feature, Neil Featherby. Neil Featherby discusses what it takes and the sacrifices you have to make to run a marathon After Sunday’s Freethorpe 10 mile road race, which...
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Going the distance – Steve Gibbs
Every Month we now feature one of the Sportlink team for a Q&A. This month it's Steve Gibbs. When did you first start to run? It was during my last year of middle school, so I would have...
View ArticleSportlink Grand Prix Race 3
Entries now open - Wymondham AC 20 miler Sunday 25th March 2018 - start 9.30am Information from Wymondham AC website. We are pleased to announce that entries for our 20 mile race on Sunday 25 March...
View ArticleNeil Featherby: A warning for anyone training for a marathon…it can become...
Here we are halfway through February and while it may still seem weeks away for those who are all geared up for one of the big marathons in April, the truth is they will soon be standing on the start...
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