It's Monday 3:20am and I'm lying awake with my mind buzzing from the weekend. Thoughts flying in from all directions about the course, the highs and lows, the people and my achievement. My body feels sore with the DOMS rearing its head as a reminder of quite how much I battered myself. Even while typing … Continue reading UTS (Ultra-Trail Snowdonia) – 2nd attempt
Tag: Marathon
Chicago Marathon 2022
This was to be an opportunity to grab a 3rd star for the Abbott Marathon Majors journey I'd indirectly found myself on and, to add to the anxiety it was also to be run on my birthday. No pressure on myself then. I'd arranged with my employer that I could work from the Chicago office … Continue reading Chicago Marathon 2022
Tenerife BlueTrail 2022
In the shadow of the UK's airline disruption, I was reminded of how the same time last year travel was only just vaguely beginning to return. In 2021 I walked into the airport with papers anxious for the approval to proceed, yet, this year the terminal appeared to be no different to pre-2020. Less than … Continue reading Tenerife BlueTrail 2022
Paris Marathon
The pandemic has provided everyone with many learnings and experiences, both good and bad, resetting ideas and expectations. Personally, I used running in 2020 to try and remain sane and with the promise of travel restrictions lifting in 2021, I looked outside of the UK for running events. I have a preference for trail terrain … Continue reading Paris Marathon
Valencia Marathon
Purely by chance, I discovered the Valencia marathon from my Instagram feed. It wasn't a city I'd considered before but then again when I think about it every city is likely to have a race of some form, it's good for tourism and promotes exercise. I pulled up their website only to discover the entry … Continue reading Valencia Marathon
Berlin Marathon
The Brandenburger Tor or as we non-native Germans call it, the Brandenburg Gate. I found this picture on the wall inside a Lidl supermarket near my hotel the day before actually having the chance to pass through it as a runner. First & third time lucky I couldn't quite believe it when I received the … Continue reading Berlin Marathon
Tenerife BlueTrail 2021
What's this all about? If you want to experience the ecological diversity of Tenerife on foot then this event is completely for you. If you've heard of the BlueTrail then it's more than likely through magazine write-ups and social media and it's not unreasonable to think that there's just one event, the 105 KM Ultra, … Continue reading Tenerife BlueTrail 2021
Boulder’s First Full and Half Marathon
It came as quite a surprise to me that Boulder, Colorado hasn't held a marathon event before given the the city is synonymous with trail running and awash with famous names. Cited as one of the happiest, healthiest, most scenic and coolest cities in the world surely it'd be a dead cert that events like … Continue reading Boulder’s First Full and Half Marathon
A Runner's Highs 