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That’s it, I quit! (or do I?)
I’m 12 hours in to the 2013 Vibram Tarawera Ultramarathon and my chances of meeting my target time of 14 hours are disappearing as fast as the contents of my stomach, which flow like a broken dam on to the … Continue reading
Posted in Ultra racing
Tagged NZ trails, One Step Beyond, Tarawera Ultramarathon, trail running, ultra running, VTUM
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A Tongariro Epic!
Since returning from the UK in July, after the brutal assault on body and mind that was CoastPathRun, I have little by little been returning to fitness and starting to look ahead to more great running adventures. Ticking away at … Continue reading
Posted in Great runs
Tagged epic adventures, Ngauruhoe, Round The Mountain, Ruapehu, Tongariro, trail running, ultra running
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Tarawera Trails
I love weekend training camps. It’s not just the opportunity to spend extended time on the trails, it’s all that goes with them – the camaraderie, laughs, mutual learning opportunities and watching less experienced people grow in confidence. Then there’s … Continue reading
Epic Reflections – Part 8 (The last one!)
The Finale (Days 16 & 17) The final blog in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun Over the course of the previous 15 days I had run, walked and almost literally crawled close to 900 kms. I … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Path Run
Tagged mental health, south west coast path, trail running, ultra running
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Epic Reflections – Part 7
Walking on Empty (Days 14 & 15) Blog no.7 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun For the fourteenth day in a row the alarm went off early, but I was excited by the prospect of the … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Path Run
Tagged mental health, south west coast path, trail running, ultra running
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Epic Reflections – Part 6
Part 6 – Staggering on (Days 12 and 13) Blog no.6 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun It’s 6am. Yet again I awake in a building that is shrouded in cloud. The sound of rain on … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Path Run
Tagged mental health, south west coast path, trail running, ultra running
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Epic Reflections – Part 5
Part 5 – Digging Deep (Days 10 and 11) Blog no.5 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun Day 10 kicked off with another long drive through mist and rain to return to where we’d left off … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Path Run
Tagged mental health, south west coast path, trail running, ultra running
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Epic Reflections – Part 4
Part 4 – The cracks widen! (Days 7-9) Blog no.4 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun Day 7 dawned clear and sunny. We had only about 10 kms to go before turning the corner at … Continue reading
Posted in Coast Path Run
Tagged mental health, south west coast path, trail running, ultra running
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Epic Reflections – Part 3
Cracks Appear! (Days 4-6) Blog no.3 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun By the end of the third day we’d covered over 230kms with around 8,300m of altitude gain, but there was to be no respite. … Continue reading
Epic Reflections – Part 2
All Going To Plan (Days 1-3) Blog no.2 in a series about the epic running odyssey that was CoastPathRun Our plan for the first three days was ambitious – 236 kms and 8,350m of vertical gain – but what better time … Continue reading
