Photos credits: (1) No Limits Photography (2) David Siska (3) the Taylor family (4) Pam Nix (5) Gavin Davies Where to even start with this one? What an absolute epic of a race – it was everything I imagined and more. Completing the Cape Wrath Ultra was the culmination of a three year journey startingContinue reading “Cape Wrath Ultra 2025”
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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”
Rasselbock Backyard Ultra 2025
Let’s just say we had an absolute blast at Rasselbock this year. After Julie ran there in 2024 we knew it was going to be a great event and we were not disappointed. Both of us entered to run this year and after four months of solid training since the BYU Team Championship race inContinue reading “Rasselbock Backyard Ultra 2025”
Backyard Ultra World Team Championship 2024
As we sit down to start writing this, we’ve now had two full night’s sleep and been home for over a couple of days, while three Belgians have only just finished setting a new World Record of 110 yards – inspiring stuff! In the end it took us another week to finish writing 😴 EvenContinue reading “Backyard Ultra World Team Championship 2024”
Borders Abbeys Way – Run The Borders 2024
This was always a bad idea from the very beginning… when Breaking Strain (organisers of Run The Blades) announced they were putting on a race on the Borders Abbeys Way I signed up almost immediately. As the only one of Scotland’s Great Trails to pass through my home town of Selkirk, it had been onContinue reading “Borders Abbeys Way – Run The Borders 2024”
Pig on the Hill Backyard Ultra 2024
What an epic race that was! But to properly tell the story we need to go back more than a year to June 2023 and as it was then called, the Lionsgate Backyard Ultra. I had gone there as part of Team Scotland, with high expectations after winning God’s Own Backyard Ultra 2022 and madeContinue reading “Pig on the Hill Backyard Ultra 2024”
Mapledurham BYU 2024 – A Crew’s Eye View
Going to Mapledurham was a bit of a last-minute plan, but we’re glad we did! After the Cow Shed Backyard Ultra was cancelled due to short notice, Julie had a bit of a gap in her schedule before her next race in June and was still looking to find a few extra yards to secureContinue reading “Mapledurham BYU 2024 – A Crew’s Eye View”
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”
GOBYU 2023
Went to Leeds, ran 31 yards, DNF’ed, went home again. That’s pretty much what our weekend at God’s Own Backyard Ultra amounted to, but at the same time it was so much more than that! Hours spent on the trail, time in camp catching up with our “backyard family”, seeing many people smash their ownContinue reading “GOBYU 2023”