Tag Archives: Dartmoor
Up Hill Starts
Who wants to start a race in to an immediate up hill? Any takers? Me neither! Looking at my last three events you would think I love them. And then there was todays event which really takes the biscuit to … 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
New Kit!
Next weekend I am running North Dartmoor to South Dartmoor. This is a bit of a last-minute entry for me and I have decided to do it to practice fuelling, which I feel is something I have not yet mastered … Continue reading
Ultra Sandwich
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
Something Wild Dartmoor 10k
Three runs in two days makes for a tired Shaz. Yesterday saw me back at Exeter parkrun, where I managed to get a PB! 30 seconds off my best time at this parkrun. It was nice to slay those demons … Continue reading
LSR followed by slow walk on Dartmoor
The weather forecast was excellent for today, I knew I had to get the LSR in early to be able to enjoy some family time with hubby and Madam. When I got up at 6 a.m to let the cat out … Continue reading
Staycation day 10
After my hill run session this morning (three in three weeks!) Oscar chose where we would go today he wanted us to go look at the animals on Dartmoor it seems the grass nearest to the road is the sweetest, horse, … Continue reading
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