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Apr 26
8 min

The Ups and Downs of Running up Everest (virtually) ~ Clare Coverdale

The saying, that good things can come from bad situations has never been truer this last year. From people rallying together to sew...

Mar 31
5 min

Boiling 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, 2020
4 min

1000 day running streak ~ Piotr Blazewicz

This 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, 2020
6 min

Beyond the Cheese Toastie - my first ultra experience ~ Sam Neusinger

I 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, 2020
5 min

4x4x48 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, 2020
5 min

Running and Covid: When it just won’t go away ~ George Brill

I 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, 2020
7 min

Thames Path 100 ~ Rob Kenny

A COVID-safe staggered start meant the Thames Path 100 runners were spread out, but the riverbank in West London was busy - people...

Aug 21, 2020
3 min

COVID19 has affected my running ~ Mary Lewis

I 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, 2020
3 min

I signed up for the Marathon des Sables in a fit of madness... ~ Catriona Savage

When 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, 2020
5 min

At what point do you call yourself a "runner" ~ Nina Hart

Am 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, 2020
2 min

Hong Kong trail Ultra ~ Abi Tyrell

I 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, 2020
2 min

I Celebrated International Women's Day by Running my Very First Ultramarathon ~ Fabienne Coulon

I celebrated International Women’s Day by running my very first Ultra-marathon, the Humanity Direct Amersham Ultra (30 miles).

Mar 12, 2020
3 min

The Frustrations of Injury ~ Clare van Dam

There’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

Feb 11, 2020
3 min

Second Place at the Pilgrim's Ultra ~ Josh Hignall

I am by no stretch of the imagination a natural runner; fitness & running were my least favourite part of rugby training at school & after l

Jan 26, 2020
4 min

Coming back after set back ~ Karen Jones

So, 2020 is here, with all the promise of resolutions that a new year brings. I almost forgot that it wasn’t just a new year but a new decad

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Running the New York Marathon | Interview with Helen Loxton (Part 2)

Helen ran the 2019 New York marathon. Rather than write a race report, we wanted to chat through her experience of the race. Hear how Helen

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Running the New York Marathon | Interview with Helen Loxton (Part 1)

Helen ran the 2019 New York marathon. Rather than write a race report, we wanted to chat through her experience of the race. Hear how Helen

Oct 20, 2019
3 min

Endurance swimming. Mainland to the Isle of Wight ~ Sue Mercer

Growing up in the 70s on the south coast, my mum would regularly take me during those seemingly endless long hot summers to Lee on Solent be

Jun 22, 2019
3 min

Marathon des Sables 2019 ~ Steven Ladlow

I first learnt about the Marathon Des Sables watching a documentary on the Discovery Channel about ten years ago. The show detailed a week l

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

Jurassic Coast 100k ~ James Gallie

Why did I do this run? I was looking for a 50-plus mile ultra to do this year and really wanted to do the Race to the Stones, having loved

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