Serpent Trail, Running Festival We travelled down on the Friday evening, with me camping at the event while my family stayed in a nearby hotel. The race village had a fun atmosphere. After putting up my tent, we had pizza before I made one last unsuccessful attempt to persuade Daniel to take part in the kids' race. Once they left for the hotel, I spent some time pottering about and listening to the rangers' talk about the heathlands, before heading back to my tent to get organised for the...

Rat race: Castle to Casle Bamburgh to Edinburgh 100miler I started running in Feb 2023 after getting a Great North Run place and in doing so discovered the mental and physical benefits and most importantly that I really enjoyed it. After completing GNR I entered and completed Manchester, York and Brighton marathons in 24/25. Then I discovered trail running and loved being out in nature so entered the Ultra tour of Arran in 26. I started focussed training for this at the start of 2026 and it...

If you've entered Marathon des Sables Legendary, chances are you've already spent time thinking about your training plan and figuring out: how many miles should you run, how long should your longest run be, should you be doing hill reps, back-to-back weekends or heat training? Those are all important questions, but they aren't necessarily the ones most likely to determine your success in the Sahara. Having coached runners preparing for MDS and spent countless hours discussing race preparation...