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Category Archives: Ultra-distance racing
Bin Bags at Dawn
Ideally, I would have commandeered my son. At just shy of two year’s old he has hit 11kg and is tall enough to sit comfortably on my shoulders. But the problem is that he wriggles so much that it’s hard enough … Continue reading
The UK’s largest ultra-marathon, with apologies to Iain Sinclair
On Sunday, I took part in my first ultra of the year. The London 50km Ultra from Streatham Common to Wembley Stadium, following the Capital Ring path is now the largest ultra in the UK calendar, and the third of … Continue reading
Time to race again
It has been ten months since I last raced. When I came back from the Spartathlon it took me about three months to recover, the blisters taking an age to heal. Great flanks of black, dead skin fell off my … Continue reading
WHY WE RUN 