Tag Archives: Doyen of the Downs

Get off my land! Running as subversion

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Robin Harvie

Last Sunday I was supposed to take part in my first and only ultra-marathon of the year across the Downs of Southern England. It had, of course, been snowing hard for a week and Mrs H sensibly suggested double checking … Continue reading →

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Time to race again

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Robin Harvie

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 →

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