I’ve always wanted to attempt a ‘Last Runner Standing’ style race so when Infinity Running decided to trial a lockdown version I immediately signed up. The Concept Run 4 miles on the hour, every hour, until there’s only one runner…
I’ve always wanted to attempt a ‘Last Runner Standing’ style race so when Infinity Running decided to trial a lockdown version I immediately signed up. The Concept Run 4 miles on the hour, every hour, until there’s only one runner…
Back in March 2018 I ran my last ultramarathon before a Crohn’s flareup lead to colostomy surgery and a running reset. After ticking off 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon distances as well as two 24 hour challenges, it was…
Part of my enjoyment of running is the planning that goes into each run. Whether it’s a short 5k run ticking off some streets, a long run from a train station to another town or a trail run across the…
Last week ended with a marathon and a run in the snow but it also ended with a but of an issue with my right foot. With some challenges planned in February, I was going to take things easy this…
I’ve been periodically been posting to Beer Runner for a few years but recently I thought I should start recording my running shenanigans throughout the week as I’m often encountering interesting things on runs so I figured I may as…
2020 hasn’t been the best of years, for obvious reasons, but for me it was a turning point in getting back on track with my running after a series of ups and downs between 2018 and 2020. I experienced a…
In early December a challenge appeared on my radar called The Longest Night and I instantly signed up. I had heard of the other challenge that was held back in June called The Longest Day where runners would head out…
Inspired by a recent book that I read called The Running Book by John Connell who ran a marathon through County Longford in Ireland. Whilst I don’t have the writing skills of an award-winning author, I thought it would be…
In early October I ran a 21 mile run as part of my training plan. Apart from an incident involving a leaking colostomy bag, the run went very well finishing in 2:51 (2:55 including the poop stop). I didn’t fuel…
Running with a colostomy bag has been so much better than running during a Crohn’s flare up and running after performing a colostomy irrigation has been every better, but there are risks.
Back in October 2016 during my first year of running I ran my first and only half marathon (either road or trail) and finished in a time of 1:36:51. Since then I haven’t run quicker than that. Most times I…
I’m currently following a training plan with RunItYourWay.com and this week’s long run was an 18-miler. When it comes to long runs I like to seek out interesting routes or catch a train to a town and then run to…
After the success of the recent run between Tewkesbury and Gloucester I decided to attempt another longer run. Rather than driving to a destination and running a circular route I decided on another linear route finishing with a beer or…
Glevum Way With an urge to complete a long distance run I headed to the LDWA website for any long, preferably circular routes in Wales and the south West and ideally one that I could get to so that I…
The Rat Race Ultra Tour of Edinburgh is a 55km bimble around Edinburgh takes in some famous and not so famous sights, a variety of terrain and a truly memorable finish. Dawn breaks and in the crisp autumn air of…
The Himalaya AllDayer first appeared on my radar when an event popped up on my Facebook feed a month or two ago. The event was in aid of Ty Hafan and would involve scaling Machen Mountain 28-ish times which would…
In the weeks leading up to The Beer Ultra people would always give you a funny look when you would say that you are running a 50K ultra AND drinking beer at the same time. I don’t blame them. It’s…
A DNF is a tough pill to swallow. We’re probably all going to experience it at some point for a variety of reasons but when you get your first DNF, how do you deal with it? Just 48 hours after…
Whilst volunteering during the St Illtyd’s Ultra, I heard from a fellow helper that the ‘Beast’ race was the week after. All I knew was there were a few steep hills involved and I didn’t give it another thought. On…