Rachel, one of my amazing crew at Winter Downs 200 wrote about the experience & has kindly allowed me to publish it here on my blog. It's almost like the behind-the-scenes action from my own story! Winter Downs 200, December 2023 There was a kettle that plugged into the car. A boot-full of snacks and … Continue reading Diary of a Crew – By Rachel Lindley
The Finish At the bottom of Box Hill, I pause & look up. There is just one mile & one final 300-foot climb standing between me & the finish line. This. This is what I have trained for. This is what reps of Box Hill in all weathers was for. This is what running up … Continue reading Winter Downs 200
In the summer of 2022, I discovered the beauty of the Peak District. I know, late to the party. Somewhere I had intended to visit for many years but had never quite made it that far north. One Friday in mid-August, I looked at my diary & realised that I had an unexpectedly clear week … Continue reading Sprinting along the Spine of Britain
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, because in the words of Elizabeth Day, “learning how to fail is learning how to succeed”. Two years ago I DNF’d (Did Not Finish) Wendover Woods 100. As I sat wrapped in all my clothes trying to keep warm after calling it quits mid-way through lap … Continue reading Wendover Redemption
I run a lot. And I do mean a lot. But if you’re a regular here, you know this already! It’s my down time, my me time. It’s where I go to think, plan, reflect & dream. I love running... Running has become such an important part of my life & has helped make me … Continue reading My Next Challenge…
At the end of the month, I am taking part in the Centurion One Community virtual run & I am going to run 100 miles in one week between 25th & 31st May to raise money for the excellent Trussell Trust. I run. A lot. I like to run. No, I LOVE to run ❤️ … Continue reading Centurion One Community: 100 miles in one week…
How do you condense the story of 100 miles into just a few hundred words? You don’t. Mix a G&T, this is a long one. A few weeks later & I’m still not sure if I have the right words to accurately tell my SDW100 story. I sit here, trying to think of the words … Continue reading The South Downs Way 100
It’s Sunday night. I'm heading into race week. “Race? What race?" I’ve not shouted about this one, I’ve not talked about it publicly, I’ve not mentioned it in my training runs on Strava or in my Insta posts. When asked ‘what next?’ after SDW50 I’ve been rather evasive. But everything I have done over the … Continue reading The Secret One
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
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