A wall of noise for 26 miles where I could barely hear myself think, let alone my music. TV just doesn’t do the intensity justice. This wasn’t a charity run (I keep getting asked "who are you running for?" and always feel terrible saying "errrrr, me?"). I was simply very fortunate to win a place through our wonderfully supportive running club, Gade Valley Harriers, after failing in the initial ballot. I was proper chuffed as I never win anything (everyone always says that bu

Edale to Hebden Under blue skies and with the ground in Edale pretty clear (a bit of local ice and maybe an inch of snow) we were given a pre-start briefing by one of the organisers to "Be Bothered". The mantra stuck in my head and was probably the most important thing I had heard. It cut through all of the advice which had been thrown my way as a newbie. Be bothered to look after your feet, be bothered to stay warm, be bothered to eat. So chirpy at the start I started in a c

I’ve followed the Montane Spine races with interest since taking up running — the endurance nature of it appeals to me. It’s not so much a running race as a race of attrition. It’s about understanding where your own personal limit is: can you keep moving when every part of your body just wants you to stop? I love the tortoise and the hare aspect - sometimes the fast runner ends up capitulating with only a few miles to go as their body gives up whilst a strategic plodder eatin

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I read the term 'Type 2 fun' first in Damian Hall's book, "In it for the Long Run" (recommended) and it stuck with me. It reminded me of...

Only my second post and it's maybe because I've been getting my head down and pushing on with training. Going back a year ago and there...

I've thought about this for a while and for no real reason decided that today, whilst sitting in a team meeting discussing structural...