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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 5 – The Sprint
Stage 5 starts at 10am the next day so I had set my alarm for 8. Others apparently didn’t get the memo and by 7 there is no more chance of sleep as torches and voices are up. There is… Continue reading
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BTU – Ice Ultra – Day 4 – Sami
Alarms were set for 4:30 as today is the long day starting at 6:30. We turned in early enough but sleep is not something I come on these event for, rarely stitching together more than a couple of hours at… Continue reading
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Conquering the Azores: Day 2 Race Report of the Ultra-X Azores
Morning broke on day 2 to the sounds of bird song. I began the usual morning routine on a multi day race: coffee, breakfast, re-pack kit and a visit to the washrooms. Luckily I had a packet of facial tissues… Continue reading
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How not to run the Ultra-X Azores 110 – Day 1
DAY ONE It’s rapidly dawning on me that a few sessions with the treadmill set to an incline doesn’t prepare you for a mountain ultra. My legs seem to be staging a coordinated strike, my calves refusing to work as… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – Training Plan
This is obviously going to vary massively depending on what your goals are and what your starting point is. Being a former rower my starting fitness was pretty good. In general I probably do some sport or exercise every day.… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – Stage 5 – The Marathon Day
Dawn broke on the last competitive stage of the event and for the first time I had the competitive butterflies in my stomach. My goal had been to make the finish line and give a good account of myself and… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – Stage 4 – The Long Day
Morning of the long day started early with a planed start time of 0730 camp time for most runners. If you are in the top 50 you start 3 hours later in order to make sure that even the quickest… Continue reading
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Marathon des Sables – Stage 1 – The Intro Day
Sunrise broke at about 0600 camp time (the bivouac is on a different time to Morroco, GMT +0 if I recall correctly) and we woke up to begin our morning ritual. You have about 2 hours which seems like it… Continue reading
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