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    • Wanting to run is one thing, being able to is another.
    • TRAVELLING & TRAINING
    • 4 WEEKS!
    • Learning the hard way: An adventure in the Peak District
    • I miss racing
    • DISCOVERING ULTRA TRAINING/RACING FROM A NEWBIE!
    • TO THE MOUNTAINS!
    • PICKING YOUR TRAIL RACES…
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Category: Ramblings

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 jonzincke Ramblings

2021, another weird one!

At the end of 2020 I broke up my review of the year into months. I think that was because of what happened that year. It felt good to reflect on what I achieved each month in life and running. To put down in words that the year of covid (pt1) did actually have some … Continue reading 2021, another weird one!

December 22, 2021January 1, 2022 jonzincke Ramblings

Not the Goat

The snow is coming down hard now. I am running down a path with large bushes on either side, head torch on. As I turn a corner, I slip down a small hill. Head torch comes flying off and I am sat in the snow chuckling to myself. Its 4.30pm on the 4thDecember in Northumberland … Continue reading Not the Goat

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 jonzincke Ramblings

I HEART THE LAKES

It’s just before 8am and I’m standing in a field of a private school just outside the lake district on a beautiful Saturday morning. I should have finished the CCC a few hours earlier in the town of Chamonix. How did I find myself here though? Well, it’s a funny story really. On the train … Continue reading I HEART THE LAKES

April 6, 2020January 3, 2021 jonzincke Ramblings

What now?

A lot can change in a few weeks, even a few days. Just a few weeks ago I started writing a blog about how I found myself running ultras and what they meant to me. I never quite finished it as so much has changed. To be honest I should have seen it coming, we … Continue reading What now?

February 20, 2020June 21, 2021 jonzincke Ramblings

Time to Recce

Most people like surprises in one form or another. Well the good kind anyway. That moment when someone turns up at a party that you were not expecting. When a random act of kindness brings a huge smile to your face. Or a running PB comes out of nowhere and you are reduced to tears … Continue reading Time to Recce

January 16, 2020April 13, 2020 jonzincke Ramblings

PICKING YOUR TRAIL RACES…

On Thursday 9th January at 8.55am I was excitedly sat at my computer at home waiting for the clock to tick up to 9.00am. I was waiting for the UTMB ballot results to be announced. This was my 2nd attempt at getting into the CCC; I had two entries into said ballot and felt pretty … Continue reading PICKING YOUR TRAIL RACES…

December 1, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Ramblings

2019, A YEAR OF LEARNING

It’s the end of the year, well it’s the end of November but in running terms it is for me. December sees me start a new plan with new goals for 2020. I’ve just had 6 weeks off plan, my off season if you will. I’ve been running, been to the gym, partied, chilled out … Continue reading 2019, A YEAR OF LEARNING

July 11, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Ramblings

TO THE MOUNTAINS!

Mountain miles are different.  This is a phrase that my coach Maggie said to me a while ago, when I was route planning for this trip to the Alps. It’s something that I took in but didn’t really understand.  How could I, the only experience I have is some shortish hikes a few years ago … Continue reading TO THE MOUNTAINS!

May 14, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Ramblings

DISCOVERING ULTRA TRAINING/RACING FROM A NEWBIE!

So Jon, you want to run an ultra? This is the question I asked myself in the summer of 2017. It was an idea but I really had no idea. I had run 1 road marathon, booked my first trail marathon, (Beachyhead), for October and Paris for the following spring and here I was on … Continue reading DISCOVERING ULTRA TRAINING/RACING FROM A NEWBIE!

February 14, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Ramblings

I miss racing

15 races That's how many I ran in 2018. In amongst that I had a 3 PB goals, I hit two but missed another😢. The one I hit, (HM), I am still a little disappointed I didn't get to 1hr29 something. I also got an accidental 10km PB at the vitality race but was just … Continue reading I miss racing

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@maverickrunproject long run days are the best!
Big day out on the Far Eastern fells.
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Lakeland adventures, I have missed you!
Back to the lakes tomorrow!😍
Training. It’s the hours we put in that no one sees, unless you like to #stravastalk 😜. I kinda gave up posting every run/session a while ago but the work is still going on. 4-5 runs a week, 2 strength sessions, intervals, steady state runs etc. Its not sexy, it’s been mostly in the dark and solo but this is what I need to do. 2 months of training done for @lavaredoultratrail and the build is just getting started. Time to head into the next phase and I am excited for some more sexy runs, not in the dark!🤣
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When I finished SDW100 in 2021, I said never again to a 100. Then a couple of weeks later, I said never again unless it’s something different🤦🏻‍♂️🤣. Like I have posted about before, doing scary things and saying yes to adventure are my mantras. So today I finally was able to sign up to the @spinerace Challenger South. 108 miles of Pennine way “fun” in January 2024.

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