By Coach Stazza, 7th Apr 2020

ENTRIES FOR THE 5K ‘MATCH’ ARE CLOSED.  GENERAL PUFFBALL AND I WILL LOOK OVER THE ‘MATCHES’ AND ANNOUNCE OUR RESULT TOMORROW…  They’re under starter’s orders, and they’re off…  Baker’s Cyst (Ellen) is first out the stalls with a stunning 14″ (unofficial) PB –19:45 (Stewards’ Enquiry: Ellen stopped during her run and her elapsed time didn’t marry […]

By Coach Stazza, 7th Apr 2020

It gives me great pleasure to announce the inaugural Stablelove Sexarathon ‘Match’ Series. The Stablelove Sexarathon is a series of six ‘Matches’, covering distances of 5km through the half marathon. The ‘Match’ is a form time trial/race employed by the famous Dutch coach Verheul. The series of ‘Matches’ will run from the 1st April to […]

By General Puffball, 26th Feb 2020

February 29th marks a red-letter day for Stazza’s Stable. For the first time, our athletes will toe the line at the blue riband event of American distance running: the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Since 1968, our colonial cousins have used the Trials as a characteristically cut-throat method of team selection. The permutations are straightforward; the […]

By Seymour Swift, 26th Feb 2020

On Sunday, Stablemate Jack The Ripper Spencer mutilated his PB in the Seville marathon. Jack ripped a stunning 26 minutes off his marathon PB, to finish in 2:55. Jack’s previous best stood at 3:21, which he ran in the 2017 London Marathon. Seven months ago, Jack The Ripper Spencer, joined Stazza’s Stable. At the time […]

By Esau Boyd, 26th Feb 2020

Stablemate Mark Cox continued to impress on the weekend when he popped out a 4-minute PB in the Stilton 7 miler. Two weeks back, Cox finished second in the Leicestershire Round Ultra Series—three 35-mile ultra races, which ran through the winter. Gritty Cox has made great progress over the winter, dropping out great races and […]

By Antoinette Cosway, 18th Feb 2020

On Thursday 13th February, Stablemate, Oisín Spillane, showed what great planning and smart work can achieve when he won the senior boys Munster Schools cross country championships in a mud-bath at Clarecastle. Fresh from showing that he is the best distance runner in County Kerry, after winning the Kerins O’Rahillys 10k, Spillane delivered a gritty […]

By Jo-jo Dubois, 18th Feb 2020

To depict the great performances of Stazza’s Stable Stablemates at this year’s Phoenix half marathon and full marathon, I thought I’d be clever and use a title about Phoenix(es), Phoenīcēs, or Phoenices. Unfortunately, as you all know—from Mendeville—there is none but one (Phoenix) in all the world (except, of course for, Joaquin and River; note: […]

By Esau Boyd, 18th Feb 2020

Danny Boy Ellis (23) stunned the ultra running world with his blistering hot, sixth place finish in the Coldwater Rumble 100 miler.  Racing against top class and seasoned ultra runners, Danny  turned heads in his inaugural 100 with a brilliantly paced run.   Here’s Danny Boy’s recap… “Way harder than I expected but it was […]