Author: mimi

Cape-Odyssey was a 5 day trail race in South Africa starting in Hermanus and finishing at Boschendale.  What makes this event different to anything else I have done before is you have to run it in pairs.  My original running partner unfortunately had sustained an injury during the Bull of...

Tring 2 Town is run over 2 days, 40 miles per day. Competitors have the choice of either running 40 miles or the full 80 miles. The race starts in Kew, London and goes along the Grand Union Canal finishing in Tring, Hertfordshire. I arrived at the Premier Inn Hotel about...

6633 Extreme Ultra Marathon 2007 The 6633 Extreme Ultra was my first venture into the cold! And what a shock it was too, temperatures averaging –40 and on one of the days going as low as –75 with the wind chill factor! This race was a real challenge and test of my...

This is Gary Roscoe's write up of Double Comrades - Gary was one of my marvellous crew. Anyone wanting to run comrades is considered a little short on grey matter, but thousands do so every year and love it because running is a special sport and most South Africans love to...

DOUBLE COMRADES 2009 Comrades Marathon is arguably the greatest ultra marathon in the world where athletes come from all over the world to conquer the approx 90 kilometres between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Each year the event alternates between an “up” year – Durban to Pietermaritzburg or a “down”...

As If Once Isn’t Enough...

TUFF MUTHERS HAVE COMPLETED THE MARATHON DES SABLES 2001 We have returned from participating in the TOUGHEST FOOTRACE ON EARTH, clutching our well-earned medals and feeling very proud of our achievements. This year was the hardest since 1995 in terms of temperature over 50 degrees. We had a camera crew that was to...

Start 10am 11th July 2005 I have just returned from competing in the 2005 Badwater Ultra Marathon. My aim was to finish the race in less than 48 hours in order to qualify for the “Buckle” – a coveted prize for the race. Badwater Ultra marathon is a 135mile non-stop qualifying invitation...

NAMIBIAN DESERT CHALLENGE 2010  The Namibian Desert Challenge is a 220km 5 day self sufficiency staged race in the Sossusvlei area of Namibia, which takes in mountains, sand dunes, Canyons, Water crossings, games, intense heat and campsites in some beautiful locations. The training was now done – or lack of it in...

The Grand Union Canal Race (GUCR) is a 145 mile (233km) nonstop race from Gas Street Basin in Birmingham to Little Venice in London it’s the longest annual running event in the UK. Competitors have to complete the race in 45 hours and must reach Navigation Bridge (halfway) in 19 hours...