When an adventure such as this comes my way I find it very difficult to turn it down. However this was going to be perhaps the toughest adventure I have undertaken so far. Unfortunately due to injury a friend, Jenny Rice, found herself looking for a partner to take part in the Otillo Swimrun worldContinue reading “Otillo SwimRun World Championships 2017”
Category Archives: My Race Reports
Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon 2016
2nd-3rd July 2016 This was the first navigational event me and John did together a year ago and we absolutely loved it. We made some crucial mistakes last year….lack of concentration resulting ending up on top of the wrong fell resulting in a 6 mile detour and ‘dibbing’ the wrong checkpoint right at the endContinue reading “Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon 2016”
Mizuno : Endure 24
11th/12th June 2016 A 24 hour running event has always been on my agenda to do at some point so when my brother Chris, asked me if I would like to take part in Endure 24 a year ago I jumped at the chance! Endure 24 is a 24 hour running event starting mid dayContinue reading “Mizuno : Endure 24”
The Wadsworth Trog
Saturday 6th Feb 2016 I signed up to this race as a friend suggested it would be a good one to do for some mileage and climbing training. I’m not very good at turning up to races to use them as training so I was slightly hesitant however, I found out it was a championshipContinue reading “The Wadsworth Trog”
Marmot Dark Mountains
Saturday 30th January 2016 Race start time……23:03!! What an epic event this was. John had attempted this event a year ago with one of his friends but had had to retire due to poor conditions and difficultly navigating so had unfinished business with it. He was away the week before the race this year andContinue reading “Marmot Dark Mountains”
Tour De Helvellyn 2015
Not sure where to start with this, it was just an unbelievably epic event! I found out the week before the race would go ahead but it may be a bit more gritty than previous years. I signed up to this back in summer wanting something to aim towards and thought this looked good andContinue reading “Tour De Helvellyn 2015”
The Tour Of Pendle
Saturday 14th November 2015 I was really excited about completing the Tour of Pendle as I had heard so much about it, about how it just gets harder and harder with most of the climbs at the end of the run, how fun the terrain can be and how interesting the navigating could be dependingContinue reading “The Tour Of Pendle”
Lakeland Trails: Helvellyn 15k
Saturday 7th November 2015 The forecast for the Lakeland trails Helvellyn 15k had been looking pretty bad all week and the morning of the race looked like they weren’t going to be wrong!! I entered this race to get some miles in and to get some miles in around the Helvellyn area in preparation forContinue reading “Lakeland Trails: Helvellyn 15k”
Derwentwater 10
Sunday 1st November 2015 Every year a group of Preston harriers take part in the Derwentwater 10 and every year express what a great event this is. Keswick holds a lot of happy memories for me and I love spending time around Derwentwater. I also spent time there training for my first ever marathon….2 1/2Continue reading “Derwentwater 10”
Ennerdale Trail Run 25km : High Terrain Events
Sunday 18th October 2015 In training for a potential ultra in December I have started doing back to back long runs at the weekends. To help keep me motivated I have entered various races on consecutive days and this was my first attempt. I entered Ennerdale as I did this race last year andContinue reading “Ennerdale Trail Run 25km : High Terrain Events”
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