With 5 miles to go I thought I’d blown it. I had a goal time in my mind for the South Downs Way 50 but at the bottom of the final hill I just couldn’t see how I was going to do it. I was tired, my knees were in agony, my stomach was churning … Continue reading South Downs Way 50: 2019
Toronto Waterfront Marathon, I did it! The marathon I didn’t think I’d be fit enough to start, I started AND I finished. I could stop there, I don’t know if there’s a story in this race or not. There should have been the most amazing story had the best laid plans not gone AWOL but life … Continue reading Toronto Waterfront Marathon
I sit here just a few days away from Toronto Waterfront Marathon with mixed feelings about the race. Feelings of excitement but also feelings of disappointment. Excited to run a marathon in a city I love, disappointed that I’m not going to be able to run the race I originally wanted. This was going to … Continue reading Toronto Waterfront Marathon, T-4 days
The one that taught me just how strong I can be when I put my mind to it & believe in myself. The Serpent Trail is a 64 mile long path that runs through heathland, greensand & woodland from Haslemere to Petersfield & quite possibly is the most beautiful trail I have ever had the privilege … Continue reading The Serpent Trail 100km, Beautiful & Brutal
In a grump mid-race I decided I wasn’t going to write about the North Downs Way 50 this year. It wasn’t going to plan, I saw no reason to remember it or to prolong the suffering. On reflection my run writing has always been about preserving my memories & there are definitely things from this … Continue reading The North Downs Way 50, mk II. How not to run 50 miles.
I started writing this post on Saturday evening, lying in bed drinking pink gin in a tin & eating crisps (don’t judge, I had just run 50 miles…!). Those words were very different to the words I write here. Sometimes a few days of reflection are needed to rationalise thoughts, feelings & emotions. I write … Continue reading Run well, run swiftly but remember to take in the view, The South Downs Way 50
I sit here one week before the South Downs Way 50 & have I blogged about it over the past 17 weeks…? Nope! Ah well… So with one week to go how am I feeling?I almost don’t know how to write this. I don’t want to tempt fate & I don’t want to sing my … Continue reading SDW50: T-1 week (31.03.18)
I *totally* get the irony of calling a 50km race a training run, but that is exactly what the XNRG Humanity Direct Ultra was. On the 10th March, four weeks before the SDW50, I lined up on the start line ready for my longest ‘training’ run & what would hopefully become my second longest run … Continue reading The XNRG Humanity Direct Ultra, aka the 50km training run
51 miles, 11:21:02, 13:21 min/mile, 5,600 ft elevation gain Nine months after I entered on a bit of a whim, six months after I started training & we are finally here. Race Day. I am nervous, so nervous. I have butterflies in my tummy. I am scared. I repeat to myself a phrase a friend … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 26: The North Downs Way 50, 13th May 2017
Brand shiny new marathon PB! 26.2 miles, 3:53:55, 8:55 min/mile, 561ft elevation gain This was my fourth time running Brighton Marathon. My fastest time being 4 hours & NINE seconds at my first attempt in 2013. Me & Brighton had serious issues. I was desperate to go sub-4hr but it had beaten me on three previous … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 21: Brighton Marathon (wc 03.04.17)
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