Running The Cateran Trail
We’re half way, or so we thought, as Ian and I were sitting on a bench in the warm sun in Altyh we were contemplating the reasons why we’d chosen […]
Category Archives: Ultramarathon
Scotland Coast to Coast
The forecast was for mist in the morning and cloudy at lunchtime with a Yellow weather warning for heavy rain from 1pm. It’s 8am and I’m at Ardgay on the […]
Running Scotland
Little did I know that when I signed up to run the Cape Wrath Ultra that it would lead to many more adventures and personal challenges. I met some wonderful […]
West Highland Way in 3 and a bit days – planning
Planning the WHW would have been easier if it had been “in season” however I decided to do it in the off season due to work commitments and left over […]
Day 4 WHW – Race for the train West Highland Way
I had one too many beers last night and was talking a bit backward so decided to go to bed early at 8:30! I was chatting to the Dutch guy […]
Day 2/3 WHW West Highland Way
I wake in an empty hostel, no one it seems came in last night and I didn’t see the ranger again. I made coffee and went up to my room. […]
WHW West Highland Way day 1
I’ve got my feet up and drinking tea. I’m not long out of the bath. I’m the only one in Ardress Lodge and I feel relaxed. Today was fun, I […]
Fast paced for me: Antonine Trail Race Report
I can’t remember when I last entered a race where I ran flat out, at threshold, for a sustained period of time. Perhaps it was the Nocturnal Ultra where I […]
Limits
The song I mainly have in my head right now is “no no, no no no no, no no no no, there’s no limits” Why did you enter Cape Wrath? […]
Things I learnt on a Multi Stage Ultra
Fiona Russell did a great job of summarising her 18 things she learnt whilst blogging for the Cape Wrath Ultra and I thought I would have a go myself. Here […]
Run Spud Run! 