Racing

I woke up on race day feeling pretty freakin' good. Considering 3 weeks ago I was ready to DNS! I’d managed to sleep most of the night- whereas if this race would of been a 9am start, I most probably wouldn’t have slept ha! I was relaxed but my shoulders neck and back were … Continue reading “Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2019 🇻🇳 – The Ride….”

Training for Vietnam started about a week after the Beacons Way 100. In the grand scheme of things, I’d recovered relatively well. Obviously you're not 100% after 100 miles but I could be a lot worse. The main thing I struggle with is sleep – I just can’t/don’t properly, Iv been like that for … Continue reading “Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2019 🇻🇳 Recipe for disaster Or Recipe for success? Pre Race Ramblings…”

I’ve always had a bit of a fascination for the Brecon Beacons but never been. As soon as I hear its name I immediately think of the armed forces and their gritty resolve. Looming over this is the huge beautiful lump they call Pen Y Fan.So when GB Ultras released a brand new race for … Continue reading “Brecon Jaunt”

Lakes Mountain 42 is an event by Nav4 Adventure. An absolute classic! I did the event back in 2016 when they closed the A591 due to the collapsed road after the devastating floods in the area. Off the top of my head I finished in around 11hours 30mins – and that was with a shortened course … Continue reading “LM42 (Lakes mountain 42) School Boy errors= Lessons learnt!”

On finishing the Challenger I was on a mahoosive high. I’d got my sub-30 and even managed a podium finish. Who wouldn’t be high….& the high lasted for quite a while too. All good! Mum had made some spicy meatballs with tagliatelle and garlic bread for when I arrived home Sunday teatime, which … Continue reading “Post spine challenger blog . Lots of highs- couple of lows….”

It’s 2019 and I've found myself on the start line of the Montane Spine Challenger Race again. It’s come as no surprise though, as I had unfinished business with this race from last year- long story short, I overtrained prior to the event and sustained an injury mid race. I still finished … Continue reading “The Montane Spine Challenger 2019….”

Well, where do I start? I’m Howard, I’m 33, 15 stone, 6ft3 with 2 kids. I’m an engineer and I live in Rochdale. I participated in the Montane Spine Challenger last week which for those of you that don’t know or haven’t heard of it or read any of my previous blogs- It’s a … Continue reading “The spine challenger race 2018- how not to. Part1”

So here goes! My first ever go at a blog/race report! First I'll start by telling you a little bit about my running background. I started running about 3 years ago -mainly on roads and abit of off-road on my local trails. Nothing major distance wise to begin with, but my runs varied from 3-4 … Continue reading “Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra- True story!”