My journey to discovering myself
I’m currently sitting in a small courtyard, within Galle Fort Sri Lanka. I have a fresh pineapple juice, a perfectly cooked tuna steak. To my side is my notebook and I'm penning my thoughts 3 days following the DNF at Ultra X Sri Lanka. This race was the dream race; it was always the goal.... Continue Reading →
In 2020, I was lining up to do my first ultra, when a certain global pandemic put a hold on my original plans. It was when a friend suggested to me the Virtual Race to the Stones, that my interest was peaked. So, in 2020, without any other options, I went ahead and completed 100km... Continue Reading →
75km and 3000m of climbing from day 1, had caused my body to stiffen up, so challenge one of the day was just getting out of the sleeping bag. Getting dressed, well, that was challenge two! I emerged from my tent on my hands and knees, and with a groan, managed to stand up. At... Continue Reading →
My alarm went off at 5am, we were due to start from 6:30am. 1.5hrs was enough time for me to procrastinate getting out of my warm sleeping bag, get my porridge rehydrated, do the usual morning routines and get the kit ready. Honestly, I’m not even sure 3 hours would have been enough, I don’t... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit Benedict Tufnell At the start of 2020, I had a plan, I had epic ultra's lined up. Adventures to far flung corners of the world and to move to the big smoke! The race calendar highlights were Ultra X Sri Lanka, followed by Ultra X Azores, then Tribe Relay Across Scotland in June.... Continue Reading →
I thought my Ultra dreams of 2020 were now just pipe dreams when the C-bomb dropped and our worlds changed back in March 2020. My goal of running an ultra before I hit forty, was delayed and I had resigned to the fact that it would be something that'll occur in 2021. That was until... Continue Reading →
With all the uncertainty around races, and feeling a little lost, it was great when Ultra X announced their first virtual race. A distance of 14.1km was the target, and with the tag line ‘An odd distance for an odd race in odd times’ set the tone for the race. Now, I took this seriously,... Continue Reading →
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