The road is going on and on. It’s warm and I am not wearing the appropriate clothing. The will is faltering. Maybe a car will come along and take pity on my tortured soul. Maybe it will let me sit in the passenger seat and it can drive at 5kph. Just for 10mins as I … Continue reading PROFESSIONAL PEBBLE MOVING & A TALE OF 4 ULTRAS
3 Peaks of Pirin
Every adventure starts with some kind of random search on the internet, maybe thats just me. This particular tale started in the autumn of 2023. I wanted to run a shorter mountain ultra in September the following year. When I say shorter, ideally the distance would be 50km. It also needed to have some big … Continue reading 3 Peaks of Pirin
It’s a race Jim, but not as you know it
There is something special about the Pennine Way. It draws you in, it brings a sense of adventure. A journey from point to point though a real mixture of terrain, at times really remote and wild. A place I feel comfortably uncomfortable in. After the Spine Challenger DNF, something was missing from my race calendar, … Continue reading It’s a race Jim, but not as you know it
It’s an experiment
How many times have you raced an ultra? What does that even mean? In the purest form, of course it means racing for a podium position, that could be overall or an age group category in both the men’s and women’s race. It can also mean something else, something personal like a time or placing … Continue reading It’s an experiment
Training in the lakes – Tour De Helvellyn style
The plan had been going really well. I had recce’ roughly 2/3 of the Spine Challenger South course. I had completed lots of long, long runs. I had started getting the kit nailed, fitness was improving, and I was excited for the last recce then a training race before Christmas. Annoyingly things took a pause, … Continue reading Training in the lakes – Tour De Helvellyn style
The Life of Jay Z 