6am. Race Day. No turning back. It’s now or never. The car was full of refreshments and a change of clothes for after, plus all the painkillers you can imagine. My pack, re-packed for the 7th time was hanging on the back of the chair. My drop bag, with changes of socks/tops/food, additional first aidContinue reading “Finding my first 100 miler – Race Day”
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Finding My First 100 Miler – August Update
Checkout the rest of my blog here 2 weeks to go: Well the time for training is over and with less than two weeks to race day what is done is done. No training is going to now get me more ready or prepared for race day than I already am. The key is prepare,Continue reading “Finding My First 100 Miler – August Update”
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Damian Hall Training For A Mountain Ultra | inov-8
Damian Hall is about to embark on his fifth UTMB® (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc) – a 105-mile ultramarathon race that incorporates a mammoth 10,000m of ascent around Europe’s most famous mountain. So how does Damian train for epic ultra running races and challenges in “lumpy” mountains? He reveals his secrets in this blog post. — ReadContinue reading “Damian Hall Training For A Mountain Ultra | inov-8”
Finding my first 100 miler – July Update
Well let’s not beat around the bush, its now August, the race is 33 days away. It’s all just a little too real. I’ve done my miles, I’ve done the wet mornings, snowy ultra marathon distance runs, I’ve been up before many have gone to bed to run silly amounts miles. I’m prepared. But theContinue reading “Finding my first 100 miler – July Update”
Finding my first 100 miler – June update
Well it’s late this month but finally my thought on June’s training are done !
Tips for improving your uphill running technique
Decent article outlining a few things that might help build uphill speed. Worth a read. http://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/workouts-training/uphill-battles
Finding my First 100 Miler – May Update
April was a big training month. As my 100 miler gets closer the focus on the training gets stronger.
Finding my First 100 Miler – April Update
April was a big training month. As my 100 miler gets closer the focus on the training gets stronger.
Finding my First 100 Miler – March update
Go to February’s update Another month done Some more miles and a month closer to my first 100 miler. This has been the month when the distances got real. Consistent marathon distances and the view of April over the horizon where 20-30 mile runs become 35-45 mile runs. This is big mile territory and whereContinue reading “Finding my First 100 Miler – March update”
