Ultra training week 4: Bad running, good running
I am training for an ultra race of 50k. I decided to do this in celebration of my 50th birthday, although I am wondering why I set myself what now seems like a ridiculous...
Category: Ultra running
Training for an ultra: The menopause pains
Yesterday I felt like I was running through treacle. Both my body and mind felt heavy and nothing seemed to be good with my training session. The session, planned by John Hampshire Coaching, was...
Ultra training week 3: One step forward, one step back
This week the ultra training (thanks you John Hampshire Coaching) looked easier. Two gentle jogs or walks of around 30 minutes mid-week and then a 30km weekend run. The 30km run was still daunting...
Scottish runner triumphs in Ultra Great Britain race
Scottish ultra runner Lesley Lynn was the first female to finish the epic Ultra Great Britain this week. Ultra Great Britain: The Race Across Scotland 2018 saw runners attempt to complete the 214 miles...
Training for an ultra: Week 2
The nausea of the 30k training run last week left me weak and despondent. Monday night’s circuits class lifted me a bit but I had stiff and sore muscles and I still felt under...
Training for an ultra: One week in
I turned 50 in May and I set myself a goal to run a 50k ultra. That’s 30 miles on the imperial scale. (I might do a 50-mile ultra after that but let’s see.)...
‘Our new baby is the best finisher’s trophy,’ says ultra runner
This story about Chris Sim, a teacher from Fife who ran 200 miles on the West Highland Way, out and back, with a summit of Ben Nevis in the middle, featured in the Sunday...
10 x mad?: Why Alex and Jamie climbed Dumgoyne 10 times in one day
Climbing Dumgoyne once in one day is enough for most people. Yet keen running friends Alex Berry and Jamie Aarons decided to summit the hill near Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 10 times in a day. Hubby...
Trail running in the French Alps: From Chamonix and Argentière
Already famous for skiing and snowboarding in winter, Chamonix in the French Alps is seeing a huge surge in trail runners in the summer. Thanks in part to a growing ultra running scene across...
Summer in Chamonix: Argentiere to Refuge Lognan trail run
This summer I enjoyed a couple of weeks in the Alps and headed high for some fabulous trail running. While staying in Argentiere at The Dahu Hotel (well priced, clean, comfortable and great breakfasts)...
