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I’ve had to ease up on the training for a couple of weeks as I’ve managed to aggravate my left tendon and also spent last week fighting off a hacking cough and raised temperature (on the bright side, it’s saved … Continue reading →

For photos of the event, please go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/xnrg I’m on pages 6, 11, 17, 20, 24, 27 and 31 if you don’t wish to scroll all the way through. Day 1 – 12 Nov 2010 I didn’t sleep much … Continue reading →

With only a week since my last ultra (and possibly a little too soon), I entered my next event known as the Black Mountains, just outside Aberystwyth. I was keen to get some experience of running hills as most of … Continue reading →

Having put the disappointment of not finishing the Nottingham Ultra a bit quicker behind me,  and actually reminding myself of the achievement of having run my first ultra, my next challenge was the Round Rotherham 50 mile run around South … Continue reading →

After the Nottingham Ultra, unfortunately my training had to take a back seat for a while. The reason? I was in the thick of completing my dissertation for my masters degree. I’d already deferred my dissertation for 12 months from … Continue reading →

I’d sent an email to the BBC West Midlands newsroom some time ago hoping to secure coverage for my running in Marathon des Sables. The first thing was getting a call to be interviewed on the Joanne Malin show. This … Continue reading →

The Nottingham Ultra 50K marked my first ever ultra event. I travelled up the night before to Nottingham and stayed in town to save the added stress of getting to the start line on time. The event was organised by … Continue reading →

A steady week on the training front – about the same as last week, although I’ve started doing 2 x 40-minute lunch time runs with my colleague, James, to keep me on my toes. It’s still very hard on a … Continue reading →

Now that I have my media launch under my belt, it was back on with the training. This was a very busy week and I managed to accomplish all my training targets: 2 bouts down the gym (which I love), … Continue reading →

This weekend was pretty full on in terms of preparing for Sunday’s car boot sale. Managed to squeeze in a 13-mile run on Saturday morning and shaved 8 minutes off my original time before crawling around in the loft to … Continue reading →