The Dales Way is a long distance route from Bowness in Windermere, in the Lake District to the West Yorkshire town of Ikley and passes through the heart of my favourite place; the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
This was a …
Snowdonia Trail Ultra
It’s taken me a good 6 months to do an event again, for a number of reasons, February and March I’d had minor surgery so that put me out for a while. I’d danced around a few trails myself in …
From Dusk till Dawn 50
This was an event I’d always wanted to have a go at – being local and in the dark, it had a different appeal and the Beyond Marathon guys always put on good well-respected events and look after their runners. …
Equinox 24
Its good to mix it up occasionally and do something different, and I do miss the ‘team spirit’ of not being able to participate in club events and social runs and the like. So when I was invited to join …
White Rose Ultra 60
It was never in the plan because I don’t have plans because of my sporadic half self employed lifestyle and fear of failure or putting all my eggs in one basket I don’t know but planning is hard for me …
Limestone Way Ultra
The Limestone Way Ultra is only in its second year but it ticked many boxes for me and some extra boxes thrown in for good measure.
- Takes place on a Sunday – some of us work on Saturdays and ‘most’
Hoka Highland Fling
Nearly a year ago 12 kids from Sheffield Running Club took forth to run the West Highland Way over 5 days, I was in paradise. Fast forward a year and one ultra crazy girl took forth to run the first …
Calderdale Hike Ultra
Twitter is like Marmite you either love it or hate it. I find it informative and useful for my little hobby. If it wasn’t for twitter I wouldn’t have been encouraged to do my first Ultra, or a few days …
Millennium Way
A month or so ago I stuck myself on the waiting list for the ‘Millenium Way’ Ultra as I didn’t think I would get a place in the hilly local ‘Grindleford Gallop’ a week later. 10 days before the event …
Hardmoors 30
It’s New Years Day 2015, how many people are in bed supporting hangovers, doing the 5 mile Hangover race or their local Parkrun? How many people are in a little village hall at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire kitted up …