Nearly 5 years ago I stopped blogging......Family, a recent house move and renovation and lots to do at work.
So i need to get back into it and catch up.
I'm up to ultramarathon/marathon#114 right now. I've got a few things to update.
Race #114 - Gatliff Marathon - well this was crazy as Karl and I followed the GPX and we ended up running the whole course backwards as our brains were turned off after 2 miles. We had no CPs open for 19 miles so were knocking on doors for water. Finished in a respectable 17th after having to leave the course to find houses!
Race #113 - High Weald Challenge. Such a lovely race in the local area. Ran to the start. Loved the whole race, never looked at the instructions once and the .GPX was hardly looked at apart from the crazy bit across the Commons by Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall at the end. 28 miles of loveliness. Local boy and top ultra Runner Jamie Smith wins the race and little old me, 10 years his senior comes in a respectable 2nd place after putting in a shift between CP2/CP3 and the finish.
Race #112 3FM 27.2 miles. A brutal race on the SDW with good old friend Robert Cameron Wood. Started sunny and warm and ended up cold, wet, slippy and horizontal rain into the face for the last 8 miles. 3450ft of hard slippy chalky climb but loved it as always. The crew at 3FM put on a superb race and never an expensive one. I am 15 years older than when I first blasted round this in 3.40 so now know that the front of the pack top 10 placing here (I think I came 7th that year) is now 'front of middle of the pack obscurity'!
Aside from that I've been doing all sorts of lovely challenges. Updates to follow
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