Feldberg sprints
“So to start off, it’s sort of runnable. Slowly
looking down, looking up, looking at me,
but soon gets steep and unrunnable so let’s see.”
Training while injured can reveal how determination leads to improvements in strength, conditioning, and body composition. I am sure we’ve all come across the notion that as long as you want something enough, it can be achieved. My experience with life is that this is mostly the case although there are some limitations. When it…
Welcome to our Lakeland 50 beginners guide video blog series on preparing for the Lakeland 50 ultra marathon! In this introductory video and the subsequent series, we’ll provide a brief but comprehensive explanation of what this race entails and who it’s intended for. Whether you’re a first-time participant or looking to enhance your performance, our…
On Sunday, I completed my first marathon 4 1/2 years after my last marathon and two weeks after the 4th birthday of my son. This time, my Windermere Marathon experience felt like a first marathon in many ways given the extensive break from running long and the changes I had gone through in the meantime….
Delve into the demands of achieving peak training volume for ultra marathon preparation. Discover valuable insights and tips to excel in your training. My biggest week of volume ever. 10h and 10 mins equating to 74.18km and 1,835m of elevation. Plus an hour on the bike, also with 223m of elevation. Completed whilst also moving…
Living at the bottom of Blencathra, this has to become a regular route in training as the mountain is one of the popular ones to ascent in the Lakes alongside the likes of Helvellyn, Skiddaw and Sca’fell. From our house, the trip, out and back, is 11.6k with 770m of elevation. I can see most…
As I’ve been following Jeff Pelletier’s preparation and running of the Bob Graham Round (see on his YouTube channel and other social media in June 2024 (https://youtube.com/@JeffPelletier) I am contemplating if I could undertake my own one day. The stats are 106km and 8199m of ascent (and equivalent descent) as you make your way around…