An extension to my blog, A KZread CHANNEL! I will be posting videos and things created on here from now on.... enjoy!
My name is Gareth Cooke, I am a member of the Barnsley Athletic Club. I am documenting my travels, completing races and challenges, overall whilst enjoying my running.
My channel will include a variety of things whilst I'm on the Ramble and on the run. Whether this is talking about the latest news in the running world, a running race I've completed, my typical training week or nutrition involved. I'm also an avid running shoe connoisseur, and will regular buy a new pair to try out and have a go at! So keep listening, keep watching, and Just Keep Running!
The title ‘therunningmaninblue’ came from choosing to wear the same blue top when racing before I joined a running club. I have previously run for Penistone Footpath Runners & Athletic Club; making the transfer to the blue side again in 2021.
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Impressive stuff! 👏 Great to hear that a large proportion weren't members of clubs. Hopefully it encourages people to join local clubs or at least continue with the training.
Well organised and a great effort Gareth
Great video Gareth and Niomi. It's certainly given me some motivation back having the 10k. Well done Gareth on the work you've put in to get the event up and running and hopefully next year's will be even bigger and better.
Great point about it being organised by Barnsley for Barnsley rather than an events company rocking up and putting it on for us.
It was a brilliant event Gareth! So well organised and fantastic support
What a very emotional event, both of you. Was lovely to see you all. Well, ran to you all whether running or organising, or both. I very much enjoyed running. The collective of runners together is always emotional. Happy tears and support. The atmosphere was electric.
Gareth looks more Knackered from organising this than he does after some of his max effort races ! Top effort guys , a great watch .
Well done for doing all the hard work in organizing the race. 👍
Looked amazing 10k,well done both.
Brilliant this 👏 was absolutely gutted to miss this event as I'd pre entered RSR before this was announced 😢 my wife & kids came out to the Chesnut Tree to cheer all the runners on 😊 well done to you & your team and everyone involved 🎉🎉 amazing to see a race like this in Barnsley! Will be there for next years 😊
Brilliant event Gareth, well done bud. Also cheers to Naomi for sorting me a different t shirt. Even had staff / students asking me about it at work so it has definitely created a buzz in the town. Looking forward to next year 👏🏻👏🏻
Kudos to you Gareth and your team/volunteers/emergency services/others for organizing this wonderful event. You can tell a lot of work goes into it behind the scenes and it brings the community together. Great stuff! It's people like you that are truly bringing happiness to your local community. Thanks for the vlog. And great run Naomi. Best wishes from Sydney, Australia.
It was absolutely brilliant Well done to all volunteers staff runners and supporter, for making it run to be proud of
In the words of a great Barnsley lad “none too shabby” that! Amazing and personally so pleased to hear that some money has been raised for Barnsley and that the event was so well supported. I really hope that you have started and revived a legacy that continues well into the future. Also I was pleased to see the Mayor? Start the race and supported it too. So many volunteers it is mind blowing and you should feel extremely proud of yours and your teams organization. WELL DONE!
Me and Mark just saying today how well you did at organising and didn't look like it could've gone better (although on the other side you might have things you'd do differently). The setup / signage was quality and seeing town centre buzzing before 9am on a Sunday was amazing !! As much as I don't like running up and down Huddersfield Road so didn't enter I did have serious FOMO so if it's on next year you never know..... Well done again 😃
Excellent work from you both 👍
I’m speaking a as spectator (and hopefully participant next time ). Absolutely loved it! Great event. Great crowds. Happy people all around. You have done an amazing job ! My sons created some posters and were supporting every runner on the course. It was a super day!
Go Barnsley
Different gravy that race guys. I did the Cannon Hall 10k in 2012 that set off from the town centre but the event on Sunday was a world apart from that. Not heard of a single negative and it genuinely felt good to support a local race. Getting everyone to cooperate to get that put on was some effort. Let’s hope there is another event and long may this revived event continue. Great to say hello to Naomi at registration as well 😂 Well done 👏
Well done Naomi,top runner,top girl,you always look so happy.x
Looking foward to this video
Gareth haven’t watched your video as I write this but have seen John’s (2 running brooms) and I am so encouraged that a council has supported a local club by having road closures and allowed a race through the City Centre.. You must have put in hours of work so I would like to say a massive well done and hope this race becomes a tradition once again for your loved Barnsley. I hope other towns//city’s follow this lead and try and encourage youngsters to be involved in sport instead of other less desirable things many get up to. Brilliant and many congratulations to you and everyone involved in Barnsley particularly a Council that has got involved.
Is it difficult to get a place? Heard it sells out quick
I have had Vitiligo for well over 50 years - awful running in sunny weather as I burn very easily - any time from April until October !!! I go for runs very early in the Summer and haven't done long races for many years in the heat - I learnt the hard way in events such as the Stainforth 20 and the Sheffield Marathon in flaming June !!,- another great video Gareth
Great tips.
Sensible advice we all should know but somehow ignore, forget so thanks for highlighting these tips. You have asked for suggestions for future videos and wonder if you can show some S&C drills.
Just been out in it. Not my fave weather. Sunday looking good.
The two pre race running routines looked to be so far apart. Gareth putting in the effort and Naomi taking the chilled relaxed approach both equally successful. Well done to both .
Well done Naomi 👍
Thanks for this week's vlog. Such a good variety of races! Always very interesting.
Enjoyed my return here this year. A great turnoit. Looking back at 2005 there were 24 men's teams and AC managed to get in the medal mix with 2nd place just behind Hallamshire. Hopefully you can again soon
Another great report on one of the highlights in the local running calender - I can never remember it raining at the DF relays before either-!! but a few years back a longer course which finished at the far end of the lake was the first leg in the SYRL - absolutely bounced it down and slower runners were coming back in the dark -Fot those who have not run there - Low Bradfield is officially the midge biting capital of the known world- Sadly another one I dare not run after the arthritis flare up - but good news - hopefully I will racing again this weekend !! Thanks agsin 🎉
Crazy weather! The decision to get out of the car must have been difficult. 🙂 Amazing how quickly you were able to recover and put in another sterling performance. Kudos to both of you. I hope your channel grows. The content is excellent. I initially came to your channel because of a shoe review but am now hooked on all your other content. Thanks. 👍
Hi Garath and Naomi , the very first time last year well in december 2023 i entered the Percy Pud at the Damflask. Gutted as it was cancelled due to weather.As always i love the coverage on your races. Learning all the time. Thank you Well done both on your PBS
Well done both of you 👏🏻 that weather was biblical ⚡️⛈️ enjoyed cheering you both over the finish before setting off myself 😊
Seeing the still picture of Naomi running made me appreciate what a lovely economic and athletic running style she has. Would love to see more stills of you both. Well done on a nasty weather night as us in the south would have probably called it off lol!
Getting out of car in that downpour is noteworthy in itself. Well done on the running too
Brilliant guys on a horrible night,I thought we got all the rain here in Scotland.🏃🏃
Great event, could have done without that 2nd downpour though☔
Weldone to you both ,,, first time in donkeys for me , hopefully back next year
Loved this race, took 30 seconds off last years time, Naomi going past me just at the top of the hill spurred me on a bit. I really liked the smiles on everyone's faces despite the rain and everyone cheering everyone else on.
Were you running near me? Penistone vest. You came past me coming down hill as Naomi overtook me then held me off at the end.
Great video, fantastic running, you're both such a breath of fresh air. Loving, just loving the doggy appearances too, they are gorgeous! Bessy loving frozen peas is just brilliant .... that lady has got taste haha 🙂
Excellent Gareth. Sorry I couldn't take part this year.
Always next year pal 💪
Brilliant video,well done guys,great running.
Thank you pal!
Love the videos, just one thing, when Naomi holds the camera in the car does she have her finger over the microphone as the volume is always terrible but fine for the other scenes. Same happens in every video. Otherwise keep the great content coming 👍
Think it might be a finger over the mic… we’ll work on it, thank you 😁
Eapecially well done to Kingstone Runners Barnsley on their most successful day ever in the event - 5 teams out including 2 firsts and 2 seconds
Not a bad day at the office… they’d look good in the blue of Barnsley AC 😜
Many thanks- Fantastic video and footage of the BBRR - a great event on the local running calender - I run in many of them for various clubs since it changed from a walk to a run 30 years ago - even though work often got in the way !!! - but only every run in the first 6 legs over all that time .Sadly I had to miss it this year due to an arthritis flare up in my knees , legs and feet just a few days before the event but hope to back on either leg 4 or 5 again next year - Especislly nice to see some of the route out in the wilds and the back and beyond where I have never trod !! Thanks again Gareth and Naomi - Well done to everyone who organised , took part or did both !!,
I enjoyed the gardening flashback. Not sure how much progress was made?
You should see our own garden 😅 thankfully, Naomi went and sat in the car beyond that, then the real work was done. No nettles on that section for my bit of the run then.
Looks like a good event👍. Well done on the placings. Did I spot Saucony pros or speeds?
Saucony Pro’s opted for them over the Nike Vaporfly’s or Alphafly’s because of the lack of a ‘tail fin’ making them better on the off-road rocky stuff and steps in the leg. Was a choice between them or the New Balance RC Elites but think the foam of the elites would have been too soft with the amount of water on the route. It’s around 70-80% Road on that section of the Barnsley Boundary, so was always going to be a road shoe for me.
Always a great day racing this and the weather was peak British summer. Congrats to Barnsley AC for absolutely smashing the race on all fronts.
Love it as a local race! Say it every year but the course record of 7.52 is definitely in our grasp.
@@therunningmaninblue absolutely within your teams abilities. Cant wait for 2025 already!