Racing around the world

Over the years, I have been lucky enough to run in some amazing places around the world.  This post is dedicated to remembering some of them.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands
I actually ran many races in the Netherlands, as I lived there for two and half years.  However, my proudest achievement was winning the Amsterdam Half Marathon in 2010.  Winning flowers is a real feature of Dutch racing, and here is the wonderful bunch I got at the half marathon.

New York, USA
I ran in the New York Rock'n'Roll 10k in October 2012.  I was pleased to finish 5th in such a high profile event.  Here I am pictured with the top three men on the podium.

Sydney, Australia
I actually raced here twice, once in April 2009 and once in February 2012.  Both races were 10k's organised by Sydney Striders, a local running club.  Here I am being interviewed after the Lane Cove 10k in 2009.

San Sebastián, Spain
In 2014 I raced the Maratón internacional de San Sebastián, finishing in 6th place.  This race is the Spanish Championship, so the standard was really high.  Here is a nice photo of me leading a big group of men.

Stockholm, Sweden
​In August 2013, I ran in the Midnattsloppet, or the "Midnight Run" - a 10k race finishing late in the night (at midnight for some of the runners!).  Here I am collecting my prize for 3rd place.

Budapest, Hungary
The Night Run was a half marathon I ran in 2015.  Actually, I hadn't planned to run this race, but signed up when I saw an advert on the side of bus while on holiday in Budapest.  I'm glad I did - I came first!  Here I am posing with the trophy.

Toronto, Canada
Here's me warming up in front of the CN Tower before a 5k race in Toronto.

Seville, Spain
This was a Christmas present to go and run the Medio Maratón Sevilla-Los Palacios.  I ran the half marathon in 1:22:16 and finished in 6th place.

Sarasota, Florida, USA
Here I ran the Phillippi Shores 7k.  It was a nice and small race organised by a local school, and I came 1st woman and 4th overall.  Here I am with some of the other winners.

Baltimore, USA
Here was the reward after this 5k race in Baltimore, USA.  It was run on St Patrick's Day, 2016, hence the name - Shamrock 5k.

Brussels, Belgium
I ran the Brussels 20k in May 2012.  Here I am drinking a Belgian beer in celebration afterwards!