I’m a week away from UTS 100k and rather than write 1 big race report, that encompassed before and after wanted to split into 2 – this helps me reflect post race on how well things worked, or didn’t as the case might be. I’ve tried to run UTS 100k in 2024, and pulled out … Continue reading UTS training
I love my running journals – something I started in 2019, so not something that I’ve been doing for years, but definitely something that has evolved over time. I think I’m on my 7th now. The layout I’ve settled on, that works well for me is to use a double page spread for each week. … Continue reading Running Journals
Above was a year ago today, where Heartbreak Hill was true to it’s name and utterly broke me. I’ve always amazed when I look back at the picture and can’t see a deeper grimace – at the time when Amrit ran past me it was possibly the worst I’ve ever felt in a marathon. It … Continue reading What a year on from Boston has taught me.
My first ultra, part of my training for Snowdon UTS 100 in May. 52k Endurance Life Sussex My goals – to understand fuelling, pacing, practice using poles and the experience of being on my feet for substantially longer than I have been before: Pre race context – Had a hip strain Jan 29th to Feb … Continue reading Endurance Life 52K
Some time ago I came across a really fascinating article (https://medium.com/running-with-data/perfect-pacing-at-the-london-marathon-95f09db2ac5c) written by Barry Smyth, a data scientist from Ireland. At the time the article wasn’t stuck behind a paywall, so to summarise what Barry did as the introduction outlines was: An analysis of more than 215,000 London Marathon runners during the period 2011–2016; How … Continue reading The Marathon calculator
