Category Archives: Race Reports

Apologies for the delay in trying to get this report out. I’d planned to elaborate on why I think my anticipated performance was undone but suffice to say there are lessons to learn regarding my over zealous use of strength … Continue reading →

A friend has been encouraging me to have a crack at Berlin 100 mile for some years now but I’d avoided it to date due mainly to its proximity to Spartathlon. Now though I’ve decided I’ll risk it in 2024 … Continue reading →

I’m absolutely delighted to report that my Spartathlon journey continues in 2023. I thought my run might come to an end this year but I’ve been invited by the ISA to run this epic again! I can’t tell you how … Continue reading →

Well, another unexpected outcome but of course I shouldn’t be surprised, given the unpredictability of ultramarathons. I’d prepared extremely well stepping up training for the preceding 13 weeks banking a minimum of 100 mile plus each week and topping out … Continue reading →

I’ll be heading out to Athens soon having ramped up training over the past three months. In to this my 12th week over 100 miles and topping out at 130 plus over the last two weeks. One more week at … Continue reading →

6 weeks now until Spartathlon and I’d initially envisaged going for an official 100 mile split at Gloucester 24 to satisfy a PB attempt, that is until the weather forecast of 34-35 degrees materialised, so I decided to take the … Continue reading →

Less than three weeks until Gloucester 24hr where I’m hoping I’ll be ready to attempt a 100 mile PB split / Sparta AQ. The outcome of that may dictate whether I stick with it for the 24hr duration to attempt … Continue reading →