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”
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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 – Nutrition
Right, this is the bit that fills me with most fear when trying to plan how I am going to get through my first 100 mile event. It seems that nutrition is one of the Ultrarunners biggest challenges. its the single biggest reason why people DNF in 100 mile races. So trying to get thisContinue reading “Finding my first 100 miler – Nutrition”
Finding my first 100 miler – December Update
Finding my first 100 miler – December update. Things are getting serious. Speed training, hydration and planning.
Finding my first 100 miler – November Update
Click this for my previous blog post! Week 7 complete and November nearly out. Training so far has been fine. Still feels like the calm before the storm. Its noticeable that there are few rest days, but the 3 weeks hard effort and 1-week recovery is working out well. The slow start in October following the RunContinue reading “Finding my first 100 miler – November Update”
Finding my first 100 miler
2021 will see my taking on my first 100 mile race. I’m keeping a training blog until race day. Follow my ups and downs, challenges and successes and come along on the journey with me.