Category: Ultra Run
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Shhh! Super Secret Test Event
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I recently took part in a test event. Once this is publicly announced I will replace this placeholder with a write up.
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Steel City 60 2024
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Before The Steel City 60 wasn’t supposed to be my first 60-mile race. I was close to pulling the trigger on the Beacons Way 100k in 2023 but decided that I hadn’t really got my fitness up to snuff to put in a good effort. Then I saw the marketing…
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Rasselbock Winter Run 2024
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Ah shit, here we go again. The 6-hour format is becoming something of a regularity for me now. Whether it is intentional or not remains to be seen. After the free entry to Hell on the Humber 2023 from my completely unexpected victory in 2022, and the Ambleside 50k being…
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Hell on the Humber 2023
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We’re back baby! One year in the making, and with half the time injured as the previous year it’s a miracle I’m not pro yet! Hell on the Humber holds a special place in my heart given its an event I can share with my dad. Having run the 6-…
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Ambleside 50k
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I signed up for the Ambleside 50k on January 1st, 2023, after seeing a poster advertising it on the corner where Borrans Road meets the A593. I wasn’t having the greatest of times, being mid mental health crisis and about to quit my job (which ultimately was the best decision…
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High Peak Way
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I first came across the High Peak Way on the Long-Distance Walkers Association website, but when it came to checking the route it for this attempt, the web page was nowhere to be seen. A quick search brought me to ramblingman.org.uk and confirmed that I wasn’t making it up and…
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Yorkshire Wolds in a Way
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We pulled into the car park in the shadow of the Humber Bridge, a blanket of cloud smothering the sky. Red lights stretching south on its monolithic towers. A vocal cat mewed loudly, rubbing up against my leg as I prepped my bag. I sat on the stone, the physical…
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Chesterfield Round
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It is Saturday 18th February. I have just dropped Fiona off at Sheffield train station for a weekend in London. I now am driving to Crowhole, Commonside, for another lonesome day out. A PhD funding interview in two days dominates my mind. I need to clear my head. Open the…
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The Next Stop By Request Will Be…
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The Next Stop By Request Will Be… Bing-bong, the next stop by request will be… a silly idea. I feel like there a few things more Sheffield than the automated voice that punctuates thousands of tram journeys each day. To me it’s as Sheffield as Henderson’s Relish, steel-working, and the…
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My Hell on the Humber
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The Hell on the Humber (HOTH) is an interesting event. Most people get into running to see new places, whether that be on the roads to explore a city or the trails that lie beyond. I have always been partial to the latter, bounding from rock to rock along Stanage…