UTS (Ultra-Trail Snowdonia) – 2nd attempt

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

Tamalpa Headlands 50KM

Plane passenger - “Nervous?” Ted Striker - “Yes” Plane passenger - “Your first time?” Ted Striker - “No, I’ve been nervous lots of times” The day breaks Pulling into Santos Meadow in my rental car those quick lines from a scene in the film, ‘Airplane’, surfaced to the front of my mind. It always brings … Continue reading Tamalpa Headlands 50KM

UTS 50KM (Ultra Trail Snowdonia)

I’ve written about failure and learning from it in a previous post for my first attempt at the Swiss Alps 100. Unfortunately, I need to return to this theme again based on my DNF at the recent Ultra Tour Snowdon. As is the trend now to preface lengthy e-mails with TLDR (too long didn't read), … Continue reading UTS 50KM (Ultra Trail Snowdonia)

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