Packing for 8 days of running
I swear I pack less when I go on holiday for 2 weeks, but I have just packed 20kgs of running stuff that I need and may need for 8 […]
Tag Archives: trail
The darker side of being a runner
If you’re a runner or someone who competes for fun or even for glory you will have at some point witnessed the highs of your chosen sport. In running this […]
Confidence Herring Road
I’ve had some doubts of late whether I’d be able to complete this 8day Ultra in May. My usual visualisation of the race that I do to mentally prepare myself […]
An 80km week
I stretched the 80km over 5 days fairly evenly. Partly as I was due to be travelling this weekend but also because the snow came and I wanted to run […]
Huge training week
This week I reached a total of 75 km in training which is by far my furthest of this training cycle. It’s been a good week of being able to […]
MAPS! I love Maps!
Who doesn’t right? Now I’m in Ultra mode, and training, I’m getting excited about long training runs and have begun to dream of mini adventures to while away a day […]
16 Week Plan… done!
I’ve made a plan! It’s not very extensive, or full, or complete, but it is there! The colours relate to where I can and can’t run. Fitting ultra training around […]
An ode to the trail
Last night I cycled home from work and decided to run around my local nature reserve which has some awesome trails and is perched on the top of a hill […]
Day 18 of #festiveStreak will hurt
I’m tired. Its only 2pm and I’m considering a nap. It’s been a long day so far, 6am alarm and a 16km race in the bag making it 17days of […]
An unexpected run
Those days you wake up and you’re not feeling 100%, and you find any excuse not to run. Sunday was one of those days. I’d not slept the best and […]
Run Spud Run! 