I’d signed up for Queenstown marathon a few months before it, when I realised I hadn’t set myself a challenge for a while. After doing the Wadi Rum Ultra in 2017, and then moving to New Zealand and it all going a little bit differently to how I had thought it would meant that I’dContinue reading “Queenstown Marathon – Nov 2018”
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Ultra-Trail Australia: 50km and 2500m of sheer joy
Or should that be sheer hell? One of the hardest races I’ve done, but one of the most satisfying and one of the best weekends for fun. Each year in May the town of Katoomba is descended upon by thousands of runners keen to take on the quad-busting ascents and descents of the trails inContinue reading “Ultra-Trail Australia: 50km and 2500m of sheer joy”
A year in people #21 – Craig
I’d only been running for a few months. Always on my own, always along the back trails of the village where I lived. Plodding along, quite happy with what I was doing, my only competition was myself on my Runkeeper app, where I was trying to go a little bit further each time than theContinue reading “A year in people #21 – Craig”
Race time – Mount Cook Half Marathon
Last weekend I did the Mount Cook Half Marathon. I’ve lost count of how many races I’ve done now; too many to count in the 7 years I’ve been running. But I might never have done any at all if it weren’t for a friend all those years ago. I never wanted to run inContinue reading “Race time – Mount Cook Half Marathon”
It all starts with a click
It’s oh-so-easy to do stuff on the internet. A couple of clicks and before you know it you’ve bought a 100 pack of tennis balls, £40 of shampoo or entry to a desert ultramarathon. The latter is me this week. I’ve signed up for the Wadi Rum Ultra in Jordan. This October I will beContinue reading “It all starts with a click”
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