Climbing in the dark is a real treat! This was a long time coming for me, I was meant to do it to celebrate my 50th birthday in 2020. I...

Will I run alone on the Marathon des Sables

Limitless Trails organise this event, along with a 20 mile and (for the truly hardcore / bonkers) a 40 mile event on the same day. Having...

Standing on the start line at 4 AM listening to the traditional Maori welcome and blessing with 440 other runners I was excited for what...

• Three years ago, I did not know what an Ultra Marathon is - until my husband announced that he would pick up running again and...

My nuggets of advice for tackling the Maraton des Sables:   Set yourself a goal to either run or walk and engage a coach to help you have...

The tent The 2024 MDS felt like a fast year with temperatures cooler than normal. Start times were earlier than previous starting 630 Am...

In early 2023 I had the strangest notion that I needed to run a marathon. It was something that had always been on my bucket list and in...

The Barcelona Marathon – in which we learned what a Bestia Parda is Eight months before race day, Kerry started to assemble a gang to run...

Wednesday, 26th April Thoughts penned whilst lying on the floor of the tent after completing the long stage on day 4 The Sahara Desert,...

For those who don’t know, Cape Wrath Ultra is one of the UK’s bucket list ultras, alongside the Spine and the Dragons Back. Four hundred...

Sure, get fit, do miles and back to back miles, but DEFINITELY get training on CWU terrain. Tussocks. Bogs. Rocky Mountain passes. River...

Vietnam is always full of surprises and if you ever get a chance to run in Vietnam, look for the Topas Trail Race Series. Not only do...

The Cougar team completed the 3 Peaks challenge! Wow! That’s the first word that comes to my mind when I think about this challenge, it...

The Lap (a Lake District ultra) takes place in the same week as the famed Tor des Géants in the Alps, but it is rather more modest in its...

The UTMR (Ultra Trail Monte Rosa) has been on my wish list for a long time. I’ve dreamed about exploring this part of the Alps, in the...

Odd though it seems for a 56 year old, 6”5’, 95kg swimmer, there was a sprint finish to my MDS. Kerry from Perpetual Motion Coaching was...

What a brilliant weekend! Day 1 felt very hilly indeed with lots of rolling hills from the start, and my legs just didn't feel as fresh...

My 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...

Running was always my passion. As a teenager I would relish the cooper run and bleep test PE lessons which virtually everyone else...