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Sportlink in Taverham

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On your marks, get set, go! City running shop celebrates landmark birthday

Mark Armstrong in action at the Remembrance Run at Debden Airfield, Saffron Walden

Mark Armstrong in action at the Remembrance Run at Debden Airfield, Saffron Walden

Mark Armstrong: Racing a 5K and helping in search of running 'holy grail'

The opening of Sportlink at Drayton in 1998

The opening of Sportlink at Drayton in 1998

Neil Featherby: 30 years and counting at Sportlink

Action from the Valentine's 10K earlier this year

Action from the Valentine's 10K earlier this year

Exciting times for Norfolk running as 10K series announced for 2025

Logan Smith celebrates his new PB on the home straight of the Frankfurt Marathon

Logan Smith celebrates his new PB on the home straight of the Frankfurt Marathon

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Logan Smith starting to dream after huge Frankfurt Marathon PB

Logan Smith on his way to setting a new PB at the Frankfurt Marathon

Logan Smith on his way to setting a new PB at the Frankfurt Marathon

Neil Featherby: The truth about high mileage for runners

Bhaskar Kumar competing at a track race at the UEA

Bhaskar Kumar competing at a track race at the UEA

Neil Featherby: Perfect motivation for Bhaskar's first marathon

Mark Armstrong on a recent run in Chamonix

Mark Armstrong on a recent run in Chamonix

Mark Armstrong: Making the transition out of marathon training doesn’t come easy

Neil Featherby out on a training run on the coast

Neil Featherby out on a training run on the coast

Neil Featherby: What separates the great and the good in running?

Mark Armstrong in action at Brandon parkrun

Mark Armstrong in action at Brandon parkrun

Mark Armstrong: Recovery time is over, it’s time to crack on

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich broke the women's world record in Chicago

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich broke the women's world record in Chicago

Neil Featherby: Why I stand by my prediction over women's marathon running

Mark Armstrong at the Berlin Marathon last month

Mark Armstrong at the Berlin Marathon last month

Mark Armstrong: Recovering and what I'm planning next after the Berlin Marathon

Neil Featherby, right, has sought the advice of Chas Allen over a persistent back injury

Neil Featherby, right, has sought the advice of Chas Allen over a persistent back injury

Neil Featherby: When injury strikes and what you should do about it

Mark Armstrong and other members of the Norfolk running community that completed the Berlin Marathon

Mark Armstrong and other members of the Norfolk running community that completed the Berlin Marathon

Mark Armstrong: Building belief at the Berlin Marathon

Cross country running is a great way to build fitness during the autumn and winter months.

Cross country running is a great way to build fitness during the autumn and winter months.

Neil Featherby: It’s time to adjust your running for autumn

Mark Armstrong at the finish line at the Helsinki Marathon at the end of August

Mark Armstrong at the finish line at the Helsinki Marathon at the end of August

Mark Armstrong: Am I ready to run another marathon in Berlin?

The BVH 10M start line

The BVH 10M start line

Neil Featherby: BVH 10 will bring down curtain on GP Series in style

Mark Armstrong sets off at the start of his stage 11 Round Norfolk Relay leg

Mark Armstrong sets off at the start of his stage 11 Round Norfolk Relay leg

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Mark Armstrong: My 2024 Round Norfolk Relay experience

Ian Thomas in action at the Spartathlon

Ian Thomas in action at the Spartathlon

Neil Featherby: Q&A with Norfolk ultra runner Ian Thomas ahead of Spartathlon

Mark Armstrong is all smiles at Run Norwich last weekend

Mark Armstrong is all smiles at Run Norwich last weekend

Mark Armstrong: Run Norwich - a timely reminder that running should be fun

Runners set off at the start of Run Norwich last weekend

Runners set off at the start of Run Norwich last weekend

Neil Featherby: What runners should do after a big event like Run Norwich

Mark Armstrong runs around the athletics track in Chamomix

Mark Armstrong runs around the athletics track in Chamomix

Mark Armstrong: When will my legs come back for the races I’ve got planned?

Some of the EAAA Team members prior to a training session in preparation for next weekend’s Round Norfolk Relay. Back L/R - Catherine Henery, Rose Waterman and Graham Watering. Front Sarah Stubbs and James Nice

Some of the EAAA Team members prior to a training session in preparation for next weekend’s Round Norfolk Relay. Back L/R - Catherine Henery, Rose Waterman and Graham Watering. Front Sarah Stubbs and James Nice

Neil Featherby: Why Round Norfolk Relay will be extra special this year

Mark Thorpe with wife Amberley and Norfolk Gazelles Club-mate and the 2023 Lord Mayor of Norwich James Wright after the Run Norwich 10k

Mark Thorpe with wife Amberley and Norfolk Gazelles Club-mate and the 2023 Lord Mayor of Norwich James Wright after the Run Norwich 10k

Neil Featherby: On your Marks... meet my fellow running shoe geek

Mark Armstrong on the streets of Helsinki

Mark Armstrong on the streets of Helsinki

Mark Armstrong: Running a secret marathon in Helsinki

Keely Hodgkinson celebrates winning gold in Paris

Keely Hodgkinson celebrates winning gold in Paris

Neil Featherby: 'As long as you can say at the end of the day you did your very best'

Mark Armstrong at the finish line of the Great Yarmouth Half Marathon

Mark Armstrong at the finish line of the Great Yarmouth Half Marathon

Mark Armstrong: No half measures in the searing heat of Yarmouth event

Neil Featherby and Ian Bloomfield making their GB debut’s at the Kosice Marathon in 1987

Neil Featherby and Ian Bloomfield making their GB debut’s at the Kosice Marathon in 1987

Neil Featherby: A chance to meet a running legend

Mark Armstrong at the Cambridge Half Marathon earlier this year

Mark Armstrong at the Cambridge Half Marathon earlier this year

Mark Armstrong: Trying to master the long run ahead of the Berlin Marathon

Steph Jones and Family outside of the Stade De France whilst taking in the atmosphere of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Steph Jones and Family outside of the Stade De France whilst taking in the atmosphere of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Neil Featherby: The Olympic flame is burning brightly in Paris

Mark Armstrong with other runners at the Worstead 5M race last Friday

Mark Armstrong with other runners at the Worstead 5M race last Friday

Mark Armstrong: Why I need to stay away from Strava for a while

Neil Featherby pointing out the way to go during the 84 at 66 Hadrian’s Wall Challenge last week.

Neil Featherby pointing out the way to go during the 84 at 66 Hadrian’s Wall Challenge last week.

Neil Featherby: The story of our Hadrian’s Wall Challenge

Mark Armstrong at the recent Wroxham 5K

Mark Armstrong at the recent Wroxham 5K

Mark Armstrong: The summer juggle, or is it struggle, has arrived

Neil Featherby has been taking on the Hadrian's Wall Challenge with his friends to raise money for charity

Neil Featherby has been taking on the Hadrian's Wall Challenge with his friends to raise money for charity

Neil Featherby: What a way to celebrate 43 years of running every day

Mark Armstrong at the Ipswich Ekiden earlier this month

Mark Armstrong at the Ipswich Ekiden earlier this month

Mark Armstrong: Time to get serious about marathon training again

Neil Featherby pounding out the miles in Felthorpe woods near to his home whilst preparing for his Hadrian’s Wall Challenge attempt.

Neil Featherby pounding out the miles in Felthorpe woods near to his home whilst preparing for his Hadrian’s Wall Challenge attempt.

Neil Featherby: How Hadrian's Wall challenge has provided sense of purpose

Wymondham AC came third in the mixed category the Ellisons Ekiden in Ipswich. From left - Gareth Seville, Zoe Webster, Matt Webster, Mark Armstrong, Alison Armstrong and Kate Gooding

Wymondham AC came third in the mixed category the Ellisons Ekiden in Ipswich. From left - Gareth Seville, Zoe Webster, Matt Webster, Mark Armstrong, Alison Armstrong and Kate Gooding

Mark Armstrong: Why I was so glad to 'only' have the 5K leg at Ipswich Ekiden Relay

Neil Featherby in the finishing straight at the Deluth Marathon in Minnesota

Neil Featherby in the finishing straight at the Deluth Marathon in Minnesota

Neil Featherby: The marathons that didn't go to plan

Mark Armstrong runs down the home straight at the Wroxham 5K on Wednesday night

Mark Armstrong runs down the home straight at the Wroxham 5K on Wednesday night

Mark Armstrong: Going out hard and hanging on for dear life at the Wroxham 5K

Graham Ringer bedecked out in what back in the 1980s was very much patriotic apparel from the then running scene.

Graham Ringer bedecked out in what back in the 1980s was very much patriotic apparel from the then running scene.

Neil Featherby: Focus on inspirational Norfolk official Graham Ringer

Mark Armstrong, running for Wymondham AC at the Yarmouth 5M race

Mark Armstrong, running for Wymondham AC at the Yarmouth 5M race

Mark Armstrong: Why you should think about joining a running club

Neil Featherby with Chas Allen and Jason Wright after eventually getting to the end of the Wall in Wallsend.

Neil Featherby with Chas Allen and Jason Wright after eventually getting to the end of the Wall in Wallsend.

Neil Featherby: Learning from past mistakes ahead of Hadrian’s Wall challenge

From left - Mark Armstrong, Alison Armstrong, Kate Gooding, Dan Brocklehurst, David Powles and Matt Webster.

From left - Mark Armstrong, Alison Armstrong, Kate Gooding, Dan Brocklehurst, David Powles and Matt Webster.

Mark Armstrong: I don’t know about you but I’m feeling… 42

Neil Featherby with Jason Wright by what was the Famous Sycamore Gap Tree on route to running the 84 miles of Hadrian’s Wall under 24 hours in 2018.

Neil Featherby with Jason Wright by what was the Famous Sycamore Gap Tree on route to running the 84 miles of Hadrian’s Wall under 24 hours in 2018.

Neil Featherby: Rediscovering my purpose and love for running again

Mark Armstrong, Matt Webster and David Powles finish the Alex Moore Relay

Mark Armstrong, Matt Webster and David Powles finish the Alex Moore Relay

Mark Armstrong: Three's the magic number at the Alex Moore Relay

Shaun Mann on his way to a 2 hours 42 mins marathon in London this year aged 52.

Shaun Mann on his way to a 2 hours 42 mins marathon in London this year aged 52.

Neil Featherby: Time to compile a Norfolk road running records list – can you help?

Mark Armstrong after the first race at the Great Yarmouth 5M Promenade Series

Mark Armstrong after the first race at the Great Yarmouth 5M Promenade Series

Mark Armstrong: How to take stock of your running journey and move on

Neil Featherby will run the length of Hadrian's Wall next month

Neil Featherby will run the length of Hadrian's Wall next month

Neil Featherby: It’s time to take on another challenge

City of Norwich ACs Conrad Winter, - excelling in decathlon

City of Norwich ACs Conrad Winter, - excelling in decathlon

Neil Featherby: All-round Norfolk athlete could be set to take on world

Alison Armstrong and Mark Armstrong after the Hatfield Broad Oak 10K

Alison Armstrong and Mark Armstrong after the Hatfield Broad Oak 10K

Mark Armstrong: Not so great expectations at the Hatfield Broad Oak 10K

Mark Armstrong at the Yarmouth 5M

Mark Armstrong at the Yarmouth 5M

Mark Armstrong: Banking a solid effort at Yarmouth 5M

Henry Jonas has been in excellent form in the 800m on the national stage

Henry Jonas has been in excellent form in the 800m on the national stage

Neil Featherby: A young Norfolk athlete making waves on national stage

Neil Featherby is gearing up for another running challenge

Neil Featherby is gearing up for another running challenge

Neil Featherby: Preparing for my next big challenge

Mark Armstrong during the GEAR 10K on Sunday

Mark Armstrong during the GEAR 10K on Sunday

Mark Armstrong: The GEAR 10K and the wake-up call I needed