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Grand day out in the North (of Ireland)

Just thought I'd write a note to all you Ultra distance monkeys out there about a great race I did in N.Ireland on the weekend. It's called the Causeway coast Ultra and, predictably follows the coastline around the Giant's Causeway. It's 40…
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RAW

….not parts of my anatomy after 40 miles of trail running, but the acronym for the Riiver Ayr Way. A low key trail race from the source of the River Ayr in Glenbuck (deserted mining village, birthplace of football legend Bill Shankly…
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West Highland Way Race 2014

Well here I was again, the sixth time standing at the start of the WHW race, two Goblets were gathering dust at home, would there be a third?  I was feeling calm; the last panic attack had been a few weeks previous, just the thought…
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Thames path 100 miler (well some of it)

If you are looking to read about a glorious 100 miler finish …I’ll save you some time, I broke in every way and had to pull out the race after 77.5 mile Saturday morning saw me meet up with a bunch of Mas Loco that I’d previously…
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Cam Crashes Carnethy’s Circumnavigation Canter…

… And JD Joins the Journey.   This is the title JD came up with after our Saturday run which started and finished at a pub, visited 4 pubs along the way, and included a flask of whisky mac and a Sigg bottle of sloe gin to boot!   We…
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Tour de Helvellyn

Well another year almost done – decided an ultra on the shortest day was in order. The drive down from Glasgow with Stanley was emotional with high winds and surface water threatening every vehicle never mind the scary big high sided trucks.…
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Devil O’ the Highlands 2013

I had told my wife the week before that this was my last ultra, I couldn't be bothered with the training and the pain! So that was that, no more, she just looked at me with that knowing look and smiled. So Saturday morning, the wee hours, in…
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Ultra Marathon Caballo Blanco

Well that was emotional ... Since getting back to the UK just over a week ago, I have been attempting to write about what words cannot explain. There is a big bag of stories from the experience but with something truly amazing happening almost…