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    • Beachy Head Marathon 2017
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    • Paris Marathon 2018
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    • Weald Ultra 2018
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    • I HEART THE LAKES
    • What now?
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    • You can’t plan for everything!
    • Face Your Fears
    • 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
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    • PICKING YOUR TRAIL RACES…
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Tag: Ultrarunning

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 jonzincke Madeira Island Ultra 85 2022

Steps of Joy and Pain

When was the last time you spent time truly alone amongst people? I don’t think it happens a lot, it certainly hasn’t happened to me for a while. I remember in 2000 I went to Italy on my own and for around 10 days I was truly alone in a country where I couldn’t speak … Continue reading Steps of Joy and Pain

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

October 23, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Races, Łemkowyna Ultra 2019

IF THE WOODS HAD EARS

Do you ever find yourself singing in the woods? A song just pops into your head and the chorus just goes on a loop and it becomes your mantra, that thing that will carry you to the end, where the pain will stop and a tear will form. Well this happened to me at some … Continue reading IF THE WOODS HAD EARS

March 14, 2019April 13, 2020 jonzincke Maverick Hampshire 2019, Races

At home with the Mavericks

Racing a trail race is something very, very new to me.  Project Hurtwood, was my first attempt and that was a 50km event. Always good to start racing on trails at Ultra distance right? The Maverick Original Hampshire Long was a whole different beast though.  Not only is there something very special about the half marathon-ish distance … Continue reading At home with the Mavericks

November 27, 2018April 13, 2020 jonzincke Brecon Beacons Ultra 2018, Races

4 POINTS FOR THE WIN

I am not a fan of jigsaw puzzles, I don't think I have the patience for them.  I remember trying one at a family holiday in the South West of France a few years ago.  I felt no sense of accomplishment about finding that tricky piece or completing a section.  This is because at heart … Continue reading 4 POINTS FOR THE WIN

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Beyond proud.
Training takes many forms.
How has it been almost a year?
May you were a blast!
Two different marathons.
Tagging some more Wainwrights, 6 to be precise.
Running can be such a humbling experience. I realised on the climb up to green gable that my legs just weren’t there. @miutmadeira and then pacing on Thames path (no regrets) had taken it out of me. I wasn’t fully recovered and also I had lost sight of the gang. I was holding them back. So I just made decision to cut out the big climb up to Scafell pike and route though the pass back. I was ok with that. I had the steep assent to Great Gable to come via windy pass. That was tough for me with some climbing and I so proud I did it. The views were stunning. 360 Lake District with all the big ones on beautiful display.
You’ve come a long way, actually and figuratively.
Thanks for coming you lovely lot!

Recent Posts

  • Steps of Joy and Pain May 10, 2022
  • Hardmoors…finally April 11, 2022
  • 2021, another weird one! January 1, 2022
  • Not the Goat December 22, 2021
  • I HEART THE LAKES September 21, 2021

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