Northern Traverse* – A Fated Race? by Sue Mackie
*The Northern Traverse – a 300km ultra following Wainwright’s coast to coast route from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay. The event has a strong adventurous ethos and culture of self-sufficiency. As I stood on the start-line in St Bees I wasn’t sure what the next 4-5 days would hold, but I was immensely grateful to be…
🐉”But don’t play with me, ’cause you’re playing with fire.” – Dragon’s Back Race 2025 by Dave Mackie
The Dragon’s Back Race: Six days, 380km, 17,400m of ascent. A rugged North-South traverse of Wales from Conwy to Cardiff. Day 1 – Enter the Dragon Stat’s (distance | ascent) from start to: Conwy Castle 5:30am. Darkness, damp air, apprehension, and excitement swirl around the 2025 Dragon’s Back adventurers gathered within the castle’s ancient keep.…
London Marathon by Mark Forsyth
My marathon day The day started in a leisurely way. My start time was not until 11:21 so after a surprisingly good night sleep I ate a vat of porridge followed by a banana. I was really done with carb loading at that point! I made myself a bagel with peanut butter to have an…
Chicago Marathon (Number 21) – Sunday 13 October 2024 by Vicky Henderson
I don’t really know where to start but hindsight is a wonderful thing; weeks ago, I was hoping for a PB and thought I could achieve it; following a disastrous Chippenham half marathon, my confidence plummeted and all thoughts of a PB went out of the window. I got so stressed during the days immediately…
Steaming to the Coast – A True Adventure by Becky Townsend, John and Helen Ashworth
“Steaming to the Coast” is a Devon based trail marathon. Becky, John and Helen ran this inaugural event in April. We generally run together, quite slowly, and always take the opportunity to look at stuff as we trot by. The marathon gave us plenty of opportunities to do that. The race starts in Minehead, with…
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