As part of my Wadi Rum Ultramarathon training last year, I decided to have a weekend up north doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks as I was already heading up there to see some friends. In my crazy optimism I decided to run it on the Friday, and then walk it again on the Saturday. Not strictlyContinue reading “Running the Yorkshire 3 Peaks”
Tag Archives: Training
The £2 training plan – how it worked
During my training I created a thing called the ‘£2 training plan’ as a way to raise cash for charity. In simple terms, it meant asking people to come join me on a training run and donate £2 each time they did it. The benefits were multiple: money was raised for charity, people got somethingContinue reading “The £2 training plan – how it worked”
The Wadi Rum Ultramarathon
5 months of training, research and preparation down and finally the time came to get on a plane to Jordan. In life, I’m always surprised when things comes together. Like, how I’ve actually managed to book the right flights, pack the right things and end up in the right place. But somehow, I seem toContinue reading “The Wadi Rum Ultramarathon”
Training: Week Twenty
Apparently there’s a fine line between training and over training with this kind of thing, and I think I might have just done a little disco shuffle-skip-dance over that line. Am feeling some of the classic symptoms (or have been, over the last couple of weeks) of over training so this week I took itContinue reading “Training: Week Twenty”
Training: Week Nineteen
Well after last week’s pretty shitty week this one has been much better. I’m definitely less miserable. Thanks to everyone for your support and messages, it meant a lot. I realised at the start of this week that I got my dates wrong, and I actually had two weeks of proper training left, and notContinue reading “Training: Week Nineteen”
Training: Week Eighteen
No running talk this week. Let’s talk about HOW I’M FEELING. (Spoiler: Not great; I’m struggling) Weary Bollocksed (official word) Slightly manic Overwhelmed In denial Poor (haemorrhaging money) Amateurish Unfit Pressured Still happy (ish) Nervous Unqualified Tired Tired Tired I’m totally OK with feeling all these things, I’d take a bet on it’s all pretty normal.Continue reading “Training: Week Eighteen”
Training: Week Seventeen
REST DAYS GALORE this week. Rest Days are Important. Just as Important as the Running Days. It’s the time for the body to repair and get stronger. I love rest days. Doing this much training means I love it when rest days come around. I’m practically squirming in my seat with excitement at not havingContinue reading “Training: Week Seventeen”
Training: Week Sixteen
Well HELLO HELLO week sixteen! Have I really been doing this for 4 months now? Jeez. I sometimes wonder whether running will have changed for me once I finish this. Will I never want to run again, recoiling from my trainers that will lay strewn, abandoned and lonely? Or will it make me want toContinue reading “Training: Week Sixteen”
Training: Week Fifteen
“How’s the training going?” If I had a pound for every time I’d been asked that question over the last couple of months I’d already have quit work and doing my training by skipping through the Alps in the sunshine. I never know how to answer it really. Training is, well, it’s….going. There’s not muchContinue reading “Training: Week Fifteen”
The Paps Life 