Author Archives: shazruns

About shazruns

I have been running since 2004 when I decided to do the Race for Life, as a close friend was terminally ill with cancer. Following that I did a couple of 10km at Leeds castle and Sandringham. Then in 2005 ran my first London marathon, then another in 2007 in blistering temperatures. I have entered the London marathon every year since but have been rejected, am now find maintaining my fitness & motivation hard, so when the email came through about Janathon I thought why not! Am hoping this helps with fitness, motivation and weight loss!! Wish me luck!

Ultra Sandwich

Posted on July 21, 2017

I am not sure it is ideal to sandwich a 50k run with two other events, but that is what I did. The Charmouth Challenge the Saturday before and the Haytor Heller the Saturday after. Haytor is ‘a granite tor … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Running, trail running | Tagged bling, Dartmoor, Haytor, Haytor Heller, love train running, Race Bling, running | 7 Comments

A run to the seaside-50k

Posted on July 15, 2017

Last weekend was Ham to Lyme 50k edition two for me. In 2016 I did it as my first toe dip in to Ultra running, (in case you missed the write on this here it is) , I really enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Running, trail running, Training for an Ultra, ultra running | Tagged Ham to Lyme, ham to lyme 50k, running, trail running, ultra running | 6 Comments

Charmouth Challenge

Posted on July 7, 2017

Last Saturday afternoon I did the Charmouth Challenge. This event has been on my radar for a long while. I avoided it previously due to the fact it is billed as a ‘Fell Race’. To me this meant I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Running, trail running, Training for an Ultra, ultra running | Tagged Charmouth Challenge, cider, fish and chips, Ham to Lyme, ham to lyme 50k, hills, running, trail running, ultra running | 8 Comments

Wet wet wet woodland relays

Posted on June 29, 2017

Last night was the annual Woodland Relay that the club partakes in. This is my third relay and the two previous years the weather has been glorious. Being held in England’s summer that good luck was never going to hold … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Running, Training for an Ultra | Tagged flooding, puddles, rain, relay, running, running it the rain, wet wet wet, woodland relay | 4 Comments

Everyone Else’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2017

Yesterday was Father’s Day as it was in most of the world except it seems down under where they celebrate at a different time. Hubby has been referring to it all week as Father’s weekend, this pushing of the boundaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beach, body boarding, Bond Girl, clear blue skies, Cornwall, sea, wet suit | Leave a comment

The long slow run, with pitstops.

Posted on June 16, 2017

This week work has been slow, it is very much the calm before the storm, so I decided that to prevent another day staring at a lap top, I would take the day off to fit in a long slow … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Photography, Running, Training for an Ultra, ultra running | Tagged coastal path, Countryside, Devon countryside, East Devon Way, GI issues, hot, running, toilets, Training for an Ultra, WC's, Woodbury Common | 4 Comments

Operation MFYOC Kicked off

Posted on June 7, 2017

I’m not a lover of acronyms, working in education I find they are overused, probably due to the shortage of time people have due to an extensive curriculum and assessment strategies, but that’s a discussion for another time not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devon, Running, Training for an Ultra | Tagged 5k, city runs, pancake flat, parkrun, speedwork | 16 Comments