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)

Swiss Alps 100 (50KM) – 2nd attempt

In the days that followed my DNF at this event in August of last year (first attempt blog post here) I couldn't help but notice 7:13 on the digital clocks in my house. The significance of this was nothing more than it was my race number but, I couldn't shake the reminder. I was pretty … Continue reading Swiss Alps 100 (50KM) – 2nd attempt

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

Swiss Alps 100

I'll open this post by saying the day wasn't what I had expected and it was all my fault. Every run I do and event I enter I always learn something new whether that's about my form, being better prepared or simply understanding the way to run once I'm in motion. This was an important … Continue reading Swiss Alps 100

Running the Stour Valley Way

It’s all about the plan In recent months my trail running had taken me deeper into the local countryside as I’d increased my distances and, it was a revelation to find so many new trails as well as visit new areas. I find that planning a new route is just as much fun, albeit less … Continue reading Running the Stour Valley Way