In March I suffered a bad injury whilst skiing. That meant that I have been off any activities since then. To not be able to Run, Cycle or Swim has been painful and I am sure my fiancee, Daniela, can attest to the fact that I at times become unbearable when I am not training. [...]
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De-mystifying ultra marathons?
Posted on 03 April 2011
Is an ultra marathon so special? Is it really difficult to do? Are the people involved with ultras some magical creatures in the shape of man, performing uncomprehendable feats? Well that is not how I see it. Every time I have been to an ultra marathon I have met a truly great crowd of people. [...]
Running mountain trails in the snow
Posted on 13 March 2011
I got up today and was really keen to see if I could do a long run. In my head I had that I should do more than a marathon. However when I started out I quickly realise that the trails were deep in snow and there was no way I was coming back before [...]
end of the road?
Posted on 30 November 2010
Sometimes a picture says it all, and in this case I think the picture from stage 2 of the 2010 Jungle Marathon says it all. I collapsed and was carried out of the jungle by the local firemen who supported the race. But whilst one part of my jungle adventure grind to a halt, another [...]
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
Posted on 16 September 2010
23 days to go and counting… I will be on the starting line, deep in the Amazon rainforest, ahead of us will be a river which crossing becomes the start of the Jungle Marathon. Yesterday I met with a participant from last year who said that the first 3km took him 1.5h to complete last [...]
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Jungle Marathon – the other side of the story
Posted on 09 December 2010
So I was out… Lying in the stretcher, carried by six local firemen, and a seventh that held my IV-drip, I was thinking about what had happened. The jungle had hit me hard, already when we arrived I was feeling that I was about to faint. But now I had to make a new decision. [...]
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Spartathlon 2011 – by Mark Woolley
Posted on 20 October 2011
I got to know Mark in 2009 when I did the Al Andalus Ultra in Spain. Mark is a phenomenal runner and has run in so many classical ultras: Badwater, UTMB and many more. This year he wrote a great piece on Spartathlon, it really makes me think that one day, one day I’ll be [...]
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Extreme Running (Addictive reading!)
Posted on 13 August 2010
Health warning: Be very aware that when you open this book you will be starting a new set of “must-do” races… So with that health warning issued I can start to sing the praises of this book. I got it a few years ago and I still keep returning to it to read about a [...]
Tips
Energise your body, feed your brain
Posted on 21 July 2010
When preparing for an ultra it is very important to plan your hydration and energy strategy. When are you going to drink, what are you going to eat at what point etc. Over the years I have been running ultras I have tried and tested a few different ways and at my most recent race, [...]
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