Another lovely evening session with Achilles UK. Great turnout with loads of VI Runners, Guides, 2 wheelchair athletes and 2 dogs.

As usual, we introduce ourselves and say what distance and pace we are going to do in order to match up. We were happy to see Peter back with us in his wheelchair after a accident a few weeks ago during a challenge - he is on the mend. We also had Ben, a wheelchair athlete and when it was his turn to introduce himself, he said I am Ben and tonight I am going to zoom...so he was going to go fast. Maybe because he did a PB the previous night on a 10km race. In the downhill I could not keep up with him.

Another sunny session at Hyde park. Roughly 40 runners and guides met at Hyde park for some Guide running and no hiding. Welcome to Dennis who joined his first session as a Guide. We had the usual suspects Diana, Maria and myself Steph Ducat present.

Great turnout this evening at the Paddington Rec Track. Loads of guides vs VI runners so guides doubling up with the runners. Double guide or double Trouble around rhe track? At least the runners were protected from the track Mafioso. Congrats Maria on reaching 100 good deeds tonight.

Lovely Thursday evening and great turnout this week at the Emirates. The usual suspects around but also new VI runners and guides including Sarah from GG Greenwich. Her 1st guided run with Kevin who was also new as a VI Runner. She loved it. Veronika, Simon and Steph Ducat were present and gorgeous stuck in their roles as usual.

A wonderfully large turn out at the Achilles Guide Run at Olympic Park Stratford on 16 July 2026. Everything ran very smoothly and all VI Runners were paired up with a sighted guide runner. There were a couple of first timers too. It was warm, but with a nice breeze. At the end of this session, we all become the un-official Cheer Squad for the Josh Kerr Mile event taking place at the same time.

This Thursday, Harvey and Maria joined Achilles for their usual run around Hyde Park. It was a very hot day, so not many runners attended. Only seven brave runners turned up despite the challenging conditions. Initially, Mark was a little worried that there would not be enough guides for all the runners. In the end, some of us had to guide the faster runners, which was quite a challenge for me. Maria ran with Brandon, who was very positive about my endurance. It was not easy to maintain a pace of under 6 minutes per kilometre for a 10 km run in temperatures exceeding 28°C, but I did not let him down. I also ran with Mark and Alinnette, who helped keep a steady pace for the group. It was a very enjoyable and chatty 10 km run, and the time passed quickly thanks to the great company. By the end, even one of the faster runners, Naqi, was envious of our lively group and wanted to join us, although he was a bit too fast for our pace. Overall, it was a fantastic experience, and both Maria and Harvey are already looking forward to the next Achilles run.