A hilly hundred miler across the heart of the Scottish Southern Uplands was never going to be easy was it? Only now, nearly two weeks on from completing Ultra Scotland 100, have I been back out for a (short, slow) run again. The recovery has begun, and I’m feeling ready to start blogging about theContinue reading “Ultra Scotland 100 2022”
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Cow Shed Backyard Ultra 2022
Last weekend, we travelled to Wheelbirks Farm in the Northumberland countryside so I could run my first ever Backyard Ultra. Since the first “Big’s Backyard Ultra“, hosted by the legendary Lazarus Lake in his literal backyard in Bell Buckle, Tennessee in 2011, hundreds of similar events have spawned worldwide, each of which gives entrants theContinue reading “Cow Shed Backyard Ultra 2022”
Lady Anne’s Way 100
This blog took quite a long time to write… much like the race did to complete! We hope you enjoy reading it. While recovering from the Pilgrim’s Ultra, Julie went looking for her next 100 mile adventure. It needed to ideally be in the Yorkshire area to make the logistics work and the Lady Anne’sContinue reading “Lady Anne’s Way 100”
Interview: Harriet & Karl
I’m sure many of you, like us, spent much of the second week of January following the progress of the Spine Race 2022. Known as “Britain’s most brutal”, it covers 268 miles along the remote and exposed Pennine Way from Edale in the Peak District to the finish at Kirk Yetholm, just over the borderContinue reading “Interview: Harriet & Karl”
Birthday Musings
Last year on my birthday I ran my first ultra distance of 35 miles and it was the start of something amazing. Since then, in the last year, I have enjoyed being consistent in my running, increasing my mileage and learning to listen to my body more. Running has become a time I treasure andContinue reading “Birthday Musings”
Not the OMM: Two days by the Spey
The weekend just gone we were meant to be running The Original Mountain Marathon in Langdale, but with apocalyptic rain and high winds in the week leading up to the event, the organisers took the sensible decision to cancel. We got notice of the cancellation on Thursday, and with the Friday already booked off work,Continue reading “Not the OMM: Two days by the Spey”
The Pilgrim’s Ultra – 18th September 2021
This run has been long in the planning after signing up for it in October 2020. At the time my longest run had been the EMF marathon in 2019, I then hadn’t run for a year afterwards and had got back into regular running February 2020. I think I very much wanted a challenge, somethingContinue reading “The Pilgrim’s Ultra – 18th September 2021”
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race 2021
Like the race, this blog is rather long and took me quite a while with several breaks to complete. I’ve described all the main features of the route (that I can remember) so it might be of interest to folks considering trying the race in the future, or at least give an insight into whatContinue reading “Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race 2021”
John Lucas Memorial Ultra 2021
We’d had our eye on the John Lucas Memorial Ultra for a while – at 46 miles it’s a good ‘mid-length’ ultra and would make a good event for someone looking to step up from 50k. We’d thought about running the full distance together, but in the end we opted to run as a pair.Continue reading “John Lucas Memorial Ultra 2021”
St Cuthbert’s Way 100k Ultra 2021
Where to start? An absolutely brilliant race – well organised, a fantastic, beautiful and challenging route, and the surprise bonus of being first female finisher 🥇 I was really, really nervous before this race. Life had meant I hadn’t been able to run as many long runs as I would have liked and had onlyContinue reading “St Cuthbert’s Way 100k Ultra 2021”