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Medal Monday ain’t it 💪🏻💪🏻 . 📸 @stumarchphoto . #medalmonday #ww50
This is how much I loved yesterday’s race! Smiled the whole way round. 😁 . Thanks @garyfallsover for the pic. . #run #runner #running #ww50 #wendoverwoods #ultrarunning #trailrunning
Wendover Woods 50, I absolutely LOVED that! ❤️ . Basically XC on steroids X100, that was my kinda run! A beautiful course even on a dull day with short, steep climbs & hills to fly down. Runnable flats & muddy trails with roots & logs to jump over. . Ran entirely on feel & didn’t look at my watch once. Meant there was zero pressure & I was really pleased to finish 10th lady 🙌🏻 . Wendover Woods is no more than five square miles in size but somehow @centurionrunning created a 10 mile loop which we ran five times. Swipe to see how utterly bonkers the course is! . Loop 1 - took it steady to get a feel for the course. . Loop 2 - felt good so pushed it, wanted to get time in the bank whilst it was light & conditions good. . Loop 3 - was not the one. . Loop 4 - was the one! Loved this lap, a sweet coffee at the end of 3 gave me a second wind, podcasts entertained me, I felt strong & enjoyed this one. Headtorch went on about a mile in. . Loop 5 - was all about getting it done! I was running alone for nearly the whole 10 miles & I really enjoyed the solitude of the forest at night. . I now possibly have a new favourite race 😁 Thanks Centurion for another brilliant event! . 51.8 miles, 12:11:05, 10,715 ft of elevation. 101st overall, 10th lady. . Swipe to see the ridiculous elevation profile. . . #run #runner #running #wendoverwoods #ww50 #trailrunning #ultrarunning
Tomorrow I head into the woods, Wendover Woods, for my fifth 50 miler, my ninth ultra & I have never felt less prepared. . Physically I know I can cover the distance but we all know that in ultra running mental strength is as important as physical strength & I really don’t know if my mind is ready for a tough, muddy, hilly 50 miles. . I was so focused on my spring races, I gave them my everything & followed my training plan to a T but I feel as if I’ve drifted towards Wendover. I’ve carried on running but with no plan or structure. I’ve run long, simply because that’s what I enjoy. I’ve run hill reps because living on a hill that’s an easy session for me to squeeze into a busy week. But the runs have been done with no intent & purpose. No end goal. . I’m not sure if I can fully explain how I feel. I’m not sandbagging, this isn’t nerves. I’ve been running long enough to know my mind & body & know when I don’t feel mentally prepared. . I’m not looking for reassurance & I don’t want to be told that I’m going to ‘smash it’, (that’s a term of phrase I really don’t like). I’m simply sharing how I feel, the way I do before every race. Usually my pre-race posts are full of excitement, today I can’t pretend that same excitement is here. . I’m going to do it, I’m going to race (well not race as such, more plod) but tomorrow will be a real test of mind over matter. . My aim? To over come my own doubts & uncertainties & to prove to myself, and no one else, that I am mentally strong enough to do this. . I’m not ready, but to use my usual phrase... Wendover, let’s do this 💪🏻💪🏻 . . The photos are from a lap of Wendover Woods last autumn. Looking at them has reminded me just how steep some of the hills are... . . 50 miles, 5X 10 mile loops, 10,000ft of elevation. Race starts at 9:30am & can be followed on the Centurion Running website. . . #run #runner #running #trailrunning #ww50 #wendoverwoods #ultrarunning

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Medal Monday ain’t it 💪🏻💪🏻 . 📸 @stumarchphoto . #medalmonday #ww50
This is how much I loved yesterday’s race! Smiled the whole way round. 😁 . Thanks @garyfallsover for the pic. . #run #runner #running #ww50 #wendoverwoods #ultrarunning #trailrunning
Wendover Woods 50, I absolutely LOVED that! ❤️ . Basically XC on steroids X100, that was my kinda run! A beautiful course even on a dull day with short, steep climbs & hills to fly down. Runnable flats & muddy trails with roots & logs to jump over. . Ran entirely on feel & didn’t look at my watch once. Meant there was zero pressure & I was really pleased to finish 10th lady 🙌🏻 . Wendover Woods is no more than five square miles in size but somehow @centurionrunning created a 10 mile loop which we ran five times. Swipe to see how utterly bonkers the course is! . Loop 1 - took it steady to get a feel for the course. . Loop 2 - felt good so pushed it, wanted to get time in the bank whilst it was light & conditions good. . Loop 3 - was not the one. . Loop 4 - was the one! Loved this lap, a sweet coffee at the end of 3 gave me a second wind, podcasts entertained me, I felt strong & enjoyed this one. Headtorch went on about a mile in. . Loop 5 - was all about getting it done! I was running alone for nearly the whole 10 miles & I really enjoyed the solitude of the forest at night. . I now possibly have a new favourite race 😁 Thanks Centurion for another brilliant event! . 51.8 miles, 12:11:05, 10,715 ft of elevation. 101st overall, 10th lady. . Swipe to see the ridiculous elevation profile. . . #run #runner #running #wendoverwoods #ww50 #trailrunning #ultrarunning
Tomorrow I head into the woods, Wendover Woods, for my fifth 50 miler, my ninth ultra & I have never felt less prepared. . Physically I know I can cover the distance but we all know that in ultra running mental strength is as important as physical strength & I really don’t know if my mind is ready for a tough, muddy, hilly 50 miles. . I was so focused on my spring races, I gave them my everything & followed my training plan to a T but I feel as if I’ve drifted towards Wendover. I’ve carried on running but with no plan or structure. I’ve run long, simply because that’s what I enjoy. I’ve run hill reps because living on a hill that’s an easy session for me to squeeze into a busy week. But the runs have been done with no intent & purpose. No end goal. . I’m not sure if I can fully explain how I feel. I’m not sandbagging, this isn’t nerves. I’ve been running long enough to know my mind & body & know when I don’t feel mentally prepared. . I’m not looking for reassurance & I don’t want to be told that I’m going to ‘smash it’, (that’s a term of phrase I really don’t like). I’m simply sharing how I feel, the way I do before every race. Usually my pre-race posts are full of excitement, today I can’t pretend that same excitement is here. . I’m going to do it, I’m going to race (well not race as such, more plod) but tomorrow will be a real test of mind over matter. . My aim? To over come my own doubts & uncertainties & to prove to myself, and no one else, that I am mentally strong enough to do this. . I’m not ready, but to use my usual phrase... Wendover, let’s do this 💪🏻💪🏻 . . The photos are from a lap of Wendover Woods last autumn. Looking at them has reminded me just how steep some of the hills are... . . 50 miles, 5X 10 mile loops, 10,000ft of elevation. Race starts at 9:30am & can be followed on the Centurion Running website. . . #run #runner #running #trailrunning #ww50 #wendoverwoods #ultrarunning

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