Last year, a couple of weeks before running my first 100 mile ultra marathon in Pembrokeshire, I wrote this post setting out my pre-race anxieties. I was honest, and laid bare all the things I was fretting about. 12 months on, I have answers to those questions that were flying round my head. So, in […]
Tales of the unexpected: my first 100 mile ultra marathon
I worried about a galaxy of things before running my first 100 mile ultra marathon. A million and one scenarios played out in my mind. But, nothing prepared me for badgers, Russians or the restorative power of hot dogs. Yes. My first 100 turned out to be pretty memorable. Up and at ’em It started […]
So near, so far: what I’m really thinking just before my first 100 mile ultra marathon
In two weeks – yikes – I’ll be attempting my first 100 mile ultra marathon. I’m excited, but thinking about it is driving me crazy. There’s just so much to fret about. Big stuff like finishing it and not falling off cliffs. Admin like kit lists, food and supplies. And then a galaxy of little […]