I have been looking forward to running this one for a while 😁 I’m not going to do a full write up as Iain covers lots about course details etc in his race report from 2021 and Eleanor Gallon has also written a great race report on Facebook so I will just write a shortContinue reading “Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race 2025”
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The Highlander Backyard Ultra 2025
Photos are a mixture of our own and ones from the Highlander Backyard FB group – thanks Rocket Events and the marshals 🙏 An amazing, well organised, low key, no nonsense event with fantastic people – the marshals and volunteers give their all and make it one of the best Backyards I have been to.Continue reading “The Highlander Backyard Ultra 2025”
Suffolk Backyard Ultra 2025
Well after returning home from Suffolk BYU I slept most of the next 48 hours, hopefully speeding up my recovery from whatever virus I had been fighting for the previous ten days. It ended up being three weeks before I finally felt myself again, making me even more certain that stopping when I did wasContinue reading “Suffolk Backyard Ultra 2025”
Cardiff to London Ultra 2025
Well it’s a couple of weeks after Cardiff to London and I finally have time to sit down to finish writing a full race report. Cardiff to London was a race of two halves with the first half to Goring going really well and the second half a limp to the finish (well a fastContinue reading “Cardiff to London Ultra 2025”
Protein Cookies
I have suspected for a long time that I don’t get enough protein in my diet. With a heavy training load, busy family, work etc. I have been finding it hard to get enough protein so decided to try adding in a plant protein shake. Initially I was just using this after harder runs toContinue reading “Protein Cookies”
Rasselbock Backyard Ultra 2024
Well it’s two weeks since Rasselbock Backyard Ultra and I am still trying to get over the disappointment of stopping at 38 yards 😭. That’s the thing about Backyard Ultras that makes them so hard but at the same time makes you want to go back for more. I was determined to go into thisContinue reading “Rasselbock Backyard Ultra 2024”
Ultra Scotland 100 2023
Over 6 months after the race I am finally sitting down to write the race report. This one has been a hard one to write! It is the race I came closest to DNFing, I completely fell apart and somehow managed to pull myself back together mid-race to finally finish first female and fourth overall.Continue reading “Ultra Scotland 100 2023”
Orkney Backyard Ultra 2023
Orkney Backyard Ultra was my third big race of the year and I had deliberately taken it easy since Ultra Scotland 100 four weeks before. This felt quite strange and left me nervous that I wasn’t doing enough, but was definitely the correct approach for me as my final two runs felt great and IContinue reading “Orkney Backyard Ultra 2023”
Thames Ring 250
Scroll down to the bottom for Strava link (spoiler alert!) The Thames Ring 250 is organised by Challenge Running, with race director Lindley Chambers. It is a 250 mile loop starting and finishing in Goring and made up of stretches of the Thames path, Grand Union Canal and Oxford Canal. I have been preparing forContinue reading “Thames Ring 250”
Thames Ring 250 Preparations
I have been thinking about and planning for the Thames Ring 250 since last year. After a great end to 2022 with the Sunrise Ultra I took 3 weeks break in December to give my body a rest and focus on Christmas. The plan was to start 2023 fresh and ready for a big trainingContinue reading “Thames Ring 250 Preparations”