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Recovery going well

Recovery is going well.  On Monday I had an appointment with my Osteopath who worked on my kidneys, for once it wasn't a painful session but am now under instructions to take a complete rest from any exercise for the remainder of this week until I see him again next...

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COMPETITION TIME – MARVELLOUS PRIZES

On 27th September along with the other 332 competitors I will be nervously standing on the start line of the 2013 Spartathlon. The Spartathlon is widely regarded as one of the toughest ultra-marathon races in the world.  It is not enough that it is a 153 mile non-stop race held over...

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The Final Week

Its always at this point in the training/taper that I go into melt down, worry, panic and anything else you can think of, all of which are quite normal.  Thankfully I have a marvellous friend who knows I do this so rings me up and stops me jumping off the...

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A bit of a niggle

The end of last week was a bit flat for me. Everything had been going well, pacing was good, distances covered even felt better on the hills, but my right knee had been niggling at me since returning from Colorado where I had fallen landing  badly landing on rocks (that...

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Spartathlon training in the highlands

I always forget just how beautiful Scotland is and it never fails to take my breath away each time I visit. This time HWMBO and I were up on a fishing holiday - well he was fishing together with his father and I was running so a perfect combination.  Unfortunately for...

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Roseland August Trail Series (The R.A.T.)

Last weekend was such fun!  I met loads of wonderful people, talked and laughed a lot but most importantly enjoyed helping out at the Roseland August Trail Series (The R.A.T) The R.A.T as it's affectionately known is a series of 4 races The Plague (100k), The Black Route (32 miles) The...

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No mountain goat!!

Around every corner was another stunning view, as we drove towards Crested Butt they just got better.  HWMBO couldn't contain himself as he kept stopping to take more and more pictures with his new camera, this was going to be an amazing trip. HWMBO and I flew into Denver on...

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All packed and ready to go!

I'm so excited, today I fly to Denver then drive to Crested Butte, Aspen for the start of the Mountain Ultra, can't wait. My training has gone as well as can be expected, yes I've missed a couple of sessions for various reasons but nothing that is going to make a...

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