Tag Archives: ultra run
Motivation in Motion
Being injured got me thinking about motivation. If inspiration is the spark that ignites the fire, then motivation is surely what keeps that … Continue reading
Lakeland Inspiration
Lakeland Inspiration Living in the Lake District, I am lucky enough to be able to run from the back door of my house … Continue reading
Couch to Coach
My feet are up on the couch as I write this, so this title just popped into my mind. Over the years, I’ve … Continue reading
Family Finale
Family Finale – 214 summits in 214 days We’d always planned to climb the last Wainwright together as a family, and Ash wanted … Continue reading
Buttermere Beauties
Buttermere Beauties – 214 summits in 214 days I’d been saving the Wainwrights around Buttermere for the final long run in my 214 … Continue reading
Breakfast on Blencathra
Breakfast on Blencathra – 214 summits in 214 days House martins flashed above the young bracken shoots, white rumps shining in the morning … Continue reading
Bakestall for Dessert
Bakestall for Dessert – 214 summits in 214 days Time is something I’m going to be short of in the next couple of … Continue reading
Late Home
Late Home – 214 summits in 214 days I wanted to do something special for the summer solstice, our longest day, though the … Continue reading
Highs and Lows
Highs and Lows – 214 summits in 214 days Mist hung over the valleys around Derwentwater, prickly thistles marking the rounded summit of … Continue reading
Taste of Scotland
Taste of Scotland – 214 summits in 214 days The forecast for late morning was for thunderstorms and lightening with localised flash flooding, … Continue reading
Map Memory
Map Memory – 214 summits in 214 days I knew I must have had one beer too many last night, as when I … Continue reading
Small is Beautiful
Small is Beautiful – 214 summits in 214 days It was cold last night in my makeshift bed in the back of the … Continue reading
Wild West Night Out
Wild West Night Out – 214 summits in 214 days Late spring snow has hampered my Joss Naylor Challenge preparations, much of the … Continue reading
Late in the Langdales
Late in the Langdales – 214 summits in 214 days Appalling weather over the Bank Holiday weekend forced us to make our way … Continue reading
Breakfast Run
Breakfast Run – 214 Summits in 214 Days I had no appetite when I got up. It was so early. A strong … Continue reading
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen – 214 summits in 214 days All my best adventures start in darkness. When this one started at 4.30am this morning, … Continue reading
Scale and Polish
Scale and Polish – 214 summits in 214 days I had my first appointment today with my dentist and long time running friend, … Continue reading
Three before Tea
Three Before Tea – 214 summits in 214 days A family day. Swimming at Holgates near Silverdale in the morning, Claire watching from … Continue reading
Late for Lunch – 214 in 214
Knowing I was going to be getting up and away in the pre dawn darkness brought back childhood memories of Christmas. I got … Continue reading
High on Helvellyn – 214 in 214
It took an age to get to Grasmere. I kept on having to stop and get out to take photos of the sunrise, … Continue reading
Foolishly Fabulous – 214 in 214
It was a stupid idea really. I’d badly sprained my ankle only a few days ago, and hadn’t even managed a run since. … Continue reading
55 at 55 – An Ultra Run Too Far
I couldn’t see a thing. Like a blind man, my arms outstretched trying to feel in the darkness, making contact with a wooden … Continue reading