Dec 6, 20216 minUltra X Jordan race report ~ Sam NeusingerMy journey to Jordan began in late 2019. It caught my eye and just looked like the most amazing challenge. I love travelling and I love...
Nov 1, 20213 minRunning after major surgery ~Jenn LinesRunning was always my passion. As a teenager I would relish the cooper run and bleep test PE lessons which virtually everyone else...
Jun 24, 202110 minHow to run a 50km Ultra and manage the inevitable curve balls with poise ~ Pete DaviesWho needs toenails anyway? I don’t want it to sound like most race start lines I have been on where fellow runners start to roll out...
Jun 1, 20214 minMy training diary for Race to the King Part IV ~ Ciara DaviesThe final countdown In the final stage of training the weekly long run ramps up to 5, 6, 7 hours that, if you are aiming for perfect...
Jun 1, 20212 minMy Training diary for Race to the King Part III ~ Ciara DaviesChapter 3, in which the penny drops (actually there is an avalanche of pennies shattering my beautiful world of delusion). I found it...
Jun 1, 20212 minMy training diary for Race to the King part II ~ Ciara DaviesSo far, my training plan has blended in nicely with those training for Bath and/or London and (glossing over the week I just lost to...
Jun 1, 20216 minMy training diary for the Race to the King part I ~ Ciara DaviesI am a 41 year old tax advisor who lives in Castle Combe in Wiltshire, with my husband Nigel and our three children, Nia, 15, Seren, 9,...
Apr 26, 20218 minThe Ups and Downs of Running up Everest (virtually) ~ Clare CoverdaleThe saying, that good things can come from bad situations has never been truer this last year. From people rallying together to sew...
Mar 31, 20215 minBoiling metaphorical frogs!If anyone had told me 6 months ago that I was going to run 128km over 5 days I would never have believed them…it’s amazing how quickly...
Dec 21, 20204 min1000 day running streak ~ Piotr BlazewiczThis week was big, or was it? 1000 days of everyday running. Sounds big, but it really isn’t... it’s like we would celebrate 1000 days of...
Nov 24, 20206 minBeyond the Cheese Toastie - my first ultra experience ~ Sam NeusingerI HATED running at school- particularly cross country. So much so, I would get friends to write fake sick notes (I had a ‘heavy period’...
Oct 30, 20205 min4x4x48 A wholly positive experience Fabienne: When Kerry introduced the 4x4x48 challenge in her last newsletter, I thought it was quite an interesting one… 1. Because I had...
Sep 22, 20205 minRunning and Covid: When it just won’t go away ~ George BrillI am a runner. I haven’t always been. I used to hate it—used to be unable to run half a mile without falling apart. I swam competitively...
Sep 10, 20207 minThames Path 100 ~ Rob KennyA COVID-safe staggered start meant the Thames Path 100 runners were spread out, but the riverbank in West London was busy - people...
Aug 21, 20203 minCOVID19 has affected my running ~ Mary LewisI have always had a bit of a marmite relationship with running. Some days I absolutely love it and some days I really do hate it. I love...
Jul 31, 20203 minI signed up for the Marathon des Sables in a fit of madness... ~ Catriona SavageWhen I was young we lived in the Middle East for a few years and from that point on there was always something that intrigued me about...
Jun 17, 20205 minAt what point do you call yourself a "runner" ~ Nina HartAm I runner now I have a coach? This question often seemed to rear up in my rambling, wondering thoughts whilst out in the hills. I am...
May 16, 20202 minHong Kong trail Ultra ~ Abi TyrellI was born and raised in Hong Kong and apart from University in the UK and a year working in London I have always been here. We decided rece
Mar 16, 20202 minI Celebrated International Women's Day by Running my Very First Ultramarathon ~ Fabienne CoulonI celebrated International Women’s Day by running my very first Ultra-marathon, the Humanity Direct Amersham Ultra (30 miles).
Mar 12, 20203 minThe Frustrations of Injury ~ Clare van DamThere’s a more than decent chance it was me that added the last straw to the camel’s back (that turned out to be my back). It was January, t