Reading the title of this blog, most people will probably want to know what an ultra marathon is and then once I explain, they will wonder what on earth possessed me to even want to try undertaking one. When they find out that I did this completely on my own…
In the world of supportive shoes, orthotics and an obscure infatuation with padded or narrow shoes, I feel that as a species we have lost touch with the thing that leaves us grounded and our main point of contact with the earth: our feet. Initially, it’s something that I too…
"An endurance OCR? What a great and fun idea that is!” is what I thought back in April after I’d just completed my half marathon and was looking at my next race. By then, I’d booked my Spartan Races and was looking for the next milestone after that. In all…
Very recently, I ran my first ever half marathon and though I’ve always been known by my friends to be a decent runner, the path to running it wasn’t as plaining sailing as it may have looked on the outside. The contents of this blog will talk about my journey…