Those 2 Runners

14/09/2025

NEW VIDEO!

Ever wondered what the Great North Run has to offer?

Here is Kayleigh’s take on the race, from the highs to the lows and how it feels to race the biggest half marathon in the world, 6 weeks out from her first marathon!

The Great North Run in 6 minutes!

Is this how you found it? Or are you now tempted to give it a go after watching?

Keep on running 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

When you need to experience "60,000 runners" and the atmosphere says "THIS IS MADNESS!" 🤯 Join Kayleigh for 6 minutes showing exactly why the Great North Ru...

12/09/2025

It’s the weekend 🎉 (almost!!) and this weekend we’ll be going to a mystery parkrun location (which loosely translates as, we’re not sure which one we’re going to, or whether we’re going at all 😂😂)

But - on Sunday, we will be at the Farringdon XC relays, a great start to cross-country season! Chris will be tearing up with terrain, whilst I’m on Captain duties (an 18 mile long run means I’ll be head cheerleader for the day 🙌🏻).

What are your running plans? Whatever you’re up to, we hope it’s a cracking one!!

Keep on running 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris

08/09/2025

Great North Run GNR 2025 weekend, that’s a wrap! Although the race proved tough this year…WHAT A WEEKEND! 🙌🏻

From the Elite Race on Friday, to the No Club Running Club pop up, shakeout and cuddles with Blu, to the big day itself, we’re so thankful to have had a weekend packed with doing what we do best!

We’re so grateful to our wonderful club Sunderland Strollers Running Club because the team spirit is always phenomenal 💙 and to our amazing coach GB Louise Small 🇬🇧 for helping us prepare to be our best on the start line 🧡

And to all of our friends, and new friends we’ve made along the way - this weekend is one we won’t forget in a long time 🙌🏻💙

Everyone who said hi, told us you enjoy our videos, or simply shouted to support us on course - THANK YOU 🤩 what a wild, fun ride this weekend has been 🙌🏻

Until next year - that’s a wrap on this ! Congrats to all the heroes who ran!

Keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

08/09/2025

NEW VIDEO!

The Great North Run 2025 saw Chris go after a new half marathon PB.

A fabulous race, which in the past has often been Chris’ nemesis, can he follow up on his amazing 2024 time and finally dip below that elusive 1:30?

Watch to find out 🙌🏻

If you ran it, congratulations, we’re so proud that you managed to keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

(PS - watch out for Kayleigh’s take on the race coming later this week 😉)

Join Chris on his return to the iconic Great North Run 2025 - the world's biggest and best half marathon!After last year's breakthrough 90:53 that had him fl...

06/09/2025

Great North Run Great North 5k last night was epic 🎉

We were so excited to watch the elites race, they were absolutely rapid!!!! After watching Team Makou for so long on YouTube, it was amazing to watch India Weir take 3rd in the women’s race and Scott Beattie and Rory Leonard take 2nd & 3rd in the men’s.

Then we had a little wander up into the city centre to see the medal! Such an exciting weekend - Sunday here we come 💙🙌🏻

It was amazing to speak to so many lovely people who watch our videos, we’re always so grateful to you all and happy to meet you! Thank you for saying hi 👋🏻 you made our evening 💙

Keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

05/09/2025

Great North Run weekend is finally here and we are SO excited 🙌🏻💙. Here’s how our weekend is looking:

FRIDAY - we’re heading along to watch the elite men’s and women’s races tonight, so if you’re racing the 5k, although we might not see you race, if you see us, please come say hi 👋🏻

SATURDAY - it’s looking likely that we’ll be skipping parkrun in favour of the No Club Running Club shakeout tomorrow 🩷 we can’t wait to visit the pop up 🙌🏻🙌🏻

SUNDAY - the big one!!! ☝🏻 we’re in waves Orange B & C! We’re both planning on filming parts of the race - Chris is aiming for a time, whereas for me, it’s just an extra bit of marathon training this year 💙 but it’s such a special race!

What are your plans? Let us know if you’re running, spectating, or just giving out sweets and beer! 😂

Have a great one and keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

(Here’s a few memories from last year 💙🎉)

01/09/2025

Rather than sharing my training on a video, I thought I’d share updates on here instead.

Amsterdam Marathon Block Week 5/12:
🏃🏼‍♀️Monday - a lovely SRG 5 miler with friends, breakfast after was an added incentive 🤤
🏃🏼‍♀️Wednesday - a hard club race, up to Tunstall Hills trig point than back down (3 miles plus Wu, wd and strides)
🏋️Thursday - a gym day, we finally got Chris to the gym 🥳
🏃🏼‍♀️Friday - a 6 mile progressive run
🏃🏼‍♀️Saturday - Darlington parkrun - 150 parkruns 🎉
🏃🏼‍♀️Sunday - 14 miles easy long run

After having a short course of antibiotics during the week, this was definitely the hardest week of the block yet. With a training readiness of 1 and a training status of strained 🫠 a lot of it was just about completing it to the best of my ability.

This week is week 6/12 - and it’s also GNR week 🎉 so we focus on recovery runs and trying to improve sleep 😴 in light of the best race of the year 💙 haven’t decided how to run it yet - but I’ll see you on the start line 🧡

Have a great week ahead and keep on running!

Kayleigh & Chris x

30/08/2025

150 parkruns 🎉
I know it’s an unofficial milestone - but it feels worth celebrating all the same 🙌🏻

Chris told me off for not wearing my Those 2 Runners tee this morning 😂 but I wanted to wear something bright as part of my celebratory run! What better than 🙌🏻 and a little bit of fluro pink 🩷

Chris did a tempo run and came 14th 🙌🏻

Always a great parkrun is 🙌🏻

Keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

29/08/2025

TOMORROW 🎉

It’s my 150th parkrun! Chris and I will be heading to Darlington parkrun where he’ll be hitting his tempo pace, and I’ll be having a nice easy trot!

Then, on Sunday, the marathon miles start to ramp up for me - 14-15 is the goal 🤞🏼

Can you believe it’s only a week out from the GNR?! 😮

Let us know where you’re running this weekend - enjoy it and most importantly…keep on running 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

25/08/2025

NEW VIDEO!

What happens when you race a rhino at Hartlepool parkrun…

AND there’s a catch…

Chris has to stay at a rhino’s max heart rate for the first 2 miles of this epic 3.1 mile (5k) run - whilst, Dan The Rhino Man can go full beans from the start!!

Who will win? And is this about to be the most expensive parkrun Chris has ever ran?

Tune in to find out!

Keep on running! 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

Kayleigh & Chris x

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25/08/2025

This is how we started our Bank Holiday! A fabulous run in the sun ☀️ thanks Up & Running Darlington for a fabulous early morning SRG!

Hope everyone’s having a great day!

Keep on running!

That’s how you kick off a bank holiday Monday 104 turned up to get a new week started.

The long and short route today so lots of running in the heat 🥵🥵🥵😂.
Hope you all enjoyed it and please spare a thought for me, Simon and Jas who will be at work now but with the joys of aircon haha. 🙂