Category Archives: ultra running
Trying to get back on it!
The running has dropped off to a trickle of late.This is not good enough, not when I have big plans next year, big, big big plans that training for needs to start NOW! So this week I have tried to … Continue reading
Scott Snowdonia Trail Marathon
Wow, just wow! That was an incredible experience. After two lovely days travelling in Wales with hubby it was time for the main event. As normal at the start I checked out the other runners and my they were an … Continue reading
Out with a pffff 2017
I would write one of them round up recap 2017 blogs but seeing as I struggle to remember what I did this past month, recalling beyond that is always going to be a stretch! Suffice to say it was I … Continue reading
Job hunting
Yes dear reader, sadly I am still looking for a job. Don’t get me wrong I love not working, boredom does not occur, I can always find something to do, however this will not pay the bills. I am getting … Continue reading
Appearances can be deceiving
This year I have completed five Ultra Marathons, competed in numerous trail events, ran numerous parkruns and according to Strava ran 1,212 miles so far this year (although this is likely to more due to battery and technology fails). You … Continue reading
The best thing after long run?
Is it when you get a PB Is it the lovely achy tired feeling Is it the guilt free cake consumption Is it the new bling or tshirt Is it post run healthy glow Is it the sense of achievement … Continue reading
Struck Down
Yes dear reader, since Saltmarsh75 I’ve been struck down by a strange affliction that can only be the lesser known “nodesiretorunitus”. The symptoms are Feeling no desire to run! Finding feeble excuses not to run which have included-it’s too windy … Continue reading
Saltmarsh75 2017 or
the production could also be called Saltmarsh78 Flat Ultra For Gods sake give me a hill The Finale The Plot 2016 I followed CM (see below) via Facebook as she completed Saltmarsh. As it finishes not far from The Relics … Continue reading
Mimi Anderson
For those of you asking who is Mimi Anderson? Well…………… Mimi is currently running across America, starting in LA and finishing in New York. This is 2,850 miles and she is trying to break a world record that has stood … Continue reading
The Crossing (of Dartmoor)
Firstly let me tell the non local readers about Dartmoor………………. Dartmoor National Park is a vast moorland in the county of Devon, in southwest England. Dartmoor ponies roam its craggy landscape, defined by forests, rivers, wetlands and tors (rock formations). … Continue reading
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