My plan was always to treat this year as two halves. I booked up a number of races for the first six months, culminating in the Norfolk 100 last month. Following this I planned to take the summer off from racing and if I felt up for it, enter a few additional races in the Autumn. Well within weeks of…
Quick Summary Well I made it! Sorry to spoil the whole report but I am so chuffed that I not only made it to the coast but managed to run all the way to the finish of the inaugural Norfolk 100, that I can’t keep the suspense building until the end. It wasn’t without its trials and tribulations. In some…
Firstly apologies for the long absence from this blog, hopefully this post will go a long way to explaining the reasons behind this. In my last post I quickly outlined the issues I experienced in the weeks following my last ultra marathon. Unfortunately Plan B and C were soon out of the window and before long I was on my…
Last weekend (21st March 2015) I took on my toughest running challenge yet, The Hardmoors 55. This is 55 mile ultra marathon, which follows The Cleveland Way along the westerly edge of The North Yorkshire Moors, from Guisborough to Helmsley, taking in a breathtaking 2,700 metres of vertical ascent. As I did in my last race report, for those who…
So this weekend I will be taking a step into the unknown by attempting a “hilly” ultra across the North Yorkshire Moors, namely The Hardmoors 55. This was a pretty late addition to my 2015 race schedule but one I am keen to do, having heard lots of great reports about the Hardmoors series of events put on by Jon…
So last week I did something a little rash, I applied for a place in the 2016 Montane Spine Challenger Race. For those that aren’t familiar with this race, lets start by describing its bigger brother. The Montane Spine is a non-stop foot race along the entire length of The Pennine Way, from Edale to the Kirk Yetholm on the…
We’re only two months into the year but my 2015 season is already shaping up nicely. Lots has been going on in the last few weeks, so I thought I would quickly bring you up to date on my plans for racing, training and this website in the coming months. Racing My next race was scheduled to be the…
As I sit and write this its two days since I ripped my page(s) from the book hanging from the sign post on the beach marking the end of The Peddars Way and turned for the last kilometre to the finish but still the race is burned vividly into my memory – what a race! For those that have been following my…
Well this time next week, all being well, I’ll have finished my second official ultra marathon, The Peddars Way Ultra. This is an important race for me, as it was a late entry onto my 2014(+) schedule to replace the cancelled race I’d hoped to celebrate my 40th year with. I’ve had a good build up and am happy with…
The 31st December 2014 saw my final race of the year, and I believe the final official race in the UK, The Ely Runners New Years Eve (NYE) 10km. I’ve ran this race twice before, the only other times I’ve run a 10km race. Both times I’ve been extremely disappointed with my time and I was therefore determined to get…