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2021 Round Reading Ultra Marathon (RRUM)

I decided on a late entry into the Reading Round Ultra Marathon, a local 50k race which circuits Reading…
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2021 GUCR (DNF)

A fairly short write up to publicly record my failure (DNF) at the 2021 GUCR. Training for the event…
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2020 Track 100

It’s been quite some time since I’ve written a race report having taken some time out after…
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2020 Reading Round Ultra

“Thought you had retired?” was the question I had been asked for about the third time on the run.…
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2019 Thames Trot

One more run then…. I was in two minds about running this event at all with illness, a touch…
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2019 Spartathlon

It’s been fair to say I’ve lost my running motivation over the past couple of years and…
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2019 T50

My final warm-up event before Spartathlon was the T50. This was a new event (albeit a bit of a…
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2019 Oxford Ultra

The Oxford Ultra is hosted by Ultrarunning Ltd and is one of the 4 “Thames Path Challenge”…
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2019 Round Reading Ultra

The Round Reading Ultra marathon is a 50km multi terrain race around the town of Reading, it’s…
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2019 Essex 50

Race Start After the annual death march at the GUCR (and then a weeks recovery on holiday with family…
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2019 Grand Union Canal Race

Well it’s official, the Grand Union Canal Race is my nemesis race. Despite attempting and…
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2019 Thames Path 100

The Thames Path 100 was my first long ultra in ages and I wasn’t feeling super prepared for it…
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2019 Samphire Challenge

Hey everyone, this is my first blog in ages as unfortunately I’ve been out of action through…
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2018 Spartathlon

The brief summary is that the 2018 Spartathlon event was a complete and utter disappointment for me…
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2018 Ridgeway Challenge

Ridgeway Challenge was planned as my last warm up event before Spartathlon with the intention of running…
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2018 Oxford Ultra

It was another early start as Adrian kindly collected me and drove me to the Ferryman Inn which was…
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2018 Cotswold Ultra

The Cotswold Ultra is an event put on by Ultrarunning Ltd and is part of the Thames Path Challenge…
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2018 Essex 50

I’m not sure how many people are actually going to read this blog now since I’ve decided to…
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2018 Grand Union Canal Race GUCR

“There was a long run called the Grand Union Canal Race 30 hours of running had been my planned…
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2018 Ridgeway 40

The Ridgeway 40 was once again planned as my last long training run before the upcoming GUCR race at…
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2018 Crawley 6 12 24 hour

I took part in the Crawley 6 hour race which was one part of 3 races (6 hour, 12 hour…
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2018 Barry 40

The Barry 40 was first held in 1986 and is one of the oldest ultra marathon events still ‘running’…
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2018 Arc of Attrition

My attempt to complete the Arc of Attrition event was never really going to happen this year and was…
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2018 Hillingdon Circuits 6 Hour Race

Reading Joggers Team Photo The first week in January and I’ve already got an ultra-event under my…
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2017 Lon Las Ultra

After a dream race at the Liverpool Leeds Canal race (link here) there was only one way race results…
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2017 Liverpool Leeds Canal Race

I ran my first marathon (Abingdon) in Oct 2008 as a training run for my first ultra (Thames Path…
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2017 Kennet & Avon Canal Race

2017 saw the inaugural running of the Kennet & Avon Canal Race, the second event in the “Canal…
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2017 Grand Union Canal Race

Before I knew it, I was back at this familiar race for run (and hopefully finish) number six.…
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2017 Ridgeway 40

The Ridgeway 40 is primarily a Long Distance Walkers event which allows runners to participate. The…
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2017 The Half Oner

The Oner is an ultra marathon which takes place along the South West Coastal Path starting in Charmouth,…
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2017 Thames Trot

We can call Thames Trot Number 9 another “muddy” one. Despite almost perfect weather…
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2016 Barcelona 24 Hour

British Runners (Photo by Gil Thomas) I recently took part in my first go at a 24 hour track…
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2016 Wendover Woods 50

The Wendover Woods 50 is a new event on the Centurion calendar this year and the fourth race of…
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2016 Autumn 100

Autumn 100 report (by the Boy Who Cried Wolf). Since picking up a knee injury at the Monarchs Way…
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2016 T184 Challenge

“You’re not very good at this race, are you Daddy?” stated my Daughter after the race… “No, I…
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2016 Endure 1250

I’m not sure how interesting this write up will be when I was essentially running 10 x 5 mile…
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2016 Monarchs Way Ultra

  The Monarchs Way race was a new event put on by Lindley Chambers of Challenge Running. The event…
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2012 Endure 24

Wow, what a great weekend! I saw the Run 24 event advertised a few months ago and entered as I…
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2016 Thames Path 100

This was my fourth running of the Thames Path 100 having run the event in 2012, 2013 & 2014…
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2016 Thames Trot

Another year and another run at the Thames Trot. This is my typical early season (if you count these…
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2015 Spartathlon Race Report

“I marched down the high street towards the finish to the cheers and adulation of the crowd as the…
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2015 Ultra 12

Endure 12 (Photograph from Endure 12 Facebook Page) The Ultra 12/50 can be considered the ‘little…
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2015 Grand Union Canal Race

“It doesn’t get any easier does it?” mentions James Adams as we trudge along the grassy canal bank…
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2015 The Oner

The Oner is a coastal ultra comprising of three back to back marathons (around 80’ish miles in…
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2015 Thames Trot

It’s the start of February and once again I’m standing on the start line of the Thames Trot…
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2014 Winter 100

2014 Winter 100 event report
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2014 Longmynd Hike

The Long Mynd Hike is a 50-mile fell running/hiking event in Shropshire which sees competitor’s summit…
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2014 T184 Endurance Run

A race report of the inaugural T184 Endurance event which unfortunately I Did Not Finish.
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2014 North Downs Way 100

I’m feeling quite dejected after this event after my own lack of effort during the second half of the…
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2014 South Downs Way 100

Listening to the race briefing (Photo courtesy of Lisa Hewitt) The South Downs Way 100 is the second of…
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2014 Grand Union Canal Race

Well here we are again, after a fairly decent effort last year I hadn’t originally planned on running…
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2014 Thames Path 100

The Thames Path 100 was my main time focused race of the year as I wanted to have a crack…
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2014 South Downs Way 50

 I had entered Centurion Running’s South Downs Way 50 event at the last minute when some additional…
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2014 Thames Trot

The first weekend in February and its time for the Thames Trot, my annual early season run and a…
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2014 Winter Tanners

The Cadbury’s Milk Tray man. Picture Matt Dunn The Winter Tanners is a challenge walk or run of 20…
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2013 Caesars Camp

This race report is going to be a little different. I’m not going to focus too much on the race…
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2013 Stort 30

The Stort 30 is a 15 mile out and back run along the River Stort in Hertfordshire and is…
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2013 Spartathlon

Wednesday 25th September I arrived at London Heathrow a couple of hours before my scheduled lunchtime…
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2013 Ayot 50

The Ayot 50m was organised by James Elson of Centurion Running as a low key training type event for…
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2013 Thames Ring

The Thames Ring is a 248-mile race, which takes place over 5 days.  It was first run in 2009 and…
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2013 Grand Union Canal Race

Some of you may have read my pre-race blog post and will know this event was a key build up…
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2013 Ridgeway 40

The Ridgeway Walk is a 40-mile challenge walk along the ancient Ridgeway starting from Overton Hill in…
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2013 Compton Challenge

The Compton Challenge is a 20 or 40 mile run around the around the Compton countryside. The event is…
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2013 Thames Path 100

My first big event of the year after a couple of warm ups at the Thames Trot and St Peters…
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2013 St Peters Way Ultra

A bit of New Years training blues led to a late entry into the inaugural St Peters Way Ultra…
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2013 Thames Trot

The Thames Trot event is my traditional first event of the year and takes place starting from Oxford and…
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2012 Winter 100

The Winter 100 was a new event by Centurion Running and involves 4 x 25 mile out and back legs.…
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2012 Caesars Camp 100

This event first came to my attention about 18 months ago and it’s fair to say that the event…
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2012 Ridgeway Challenge

The Ridgeway Challenge is an 85 mile non stop trail run, which follows the Ridgeway National Trail from…
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2012 Offa’s Dyke Trail Run

Stouty and I undertook our final charity run last weekend, the plan was to cover the full 177 mile…
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2012 Compton 40 Challenge

Batman & Robin took part in the Compton Challenge which is an undulating off road run with a 20…
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2012 Thames Path 100

Stouty and I took part in the Centurion Thames Path 100 mile run, this was going to be the second…
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2012 Thames Trot

Stouty and I took part in the Thames Trot race a (just under) 50 mile run from Oxford to Henley…
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2011 Brecon Beacons Ultra

Stouty and I took part in the 2011 Brecon Beacons Ultra organised by Likeys. We travelled to Talybont…
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2011 Ridgeway Challenge

I’d entered the Ridgeway 85 as my challenge event for the second half of 2011. Several things appealed…
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2011 Salisbury 54321

I took part in the Salisbury 54321 50k trail run with Stouty and Matt B (Fetch: Cheeky Conswala) who…
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2011 Shropshire Six Summits Hike

Paul, Stu and Frank took part in the Six Shropshire Summit Hike, a 36 mile Hike over Six Summits…
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2011 Grand Union Canal Race

This is probably the longest blog I’ve written but I suppose it’s fitting for the longest running…
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2011 Ridgeway 40

I took part in the Ridgeway 40 event today which was organised by the Long Distance Walkers Association.…
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2011 Compton Downland Challenge

I took part in the Compton 40 Challenge run with Stouty and Sue (Fetch: Stouty & Capricorn) whilst…
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2011 Thames Trot

Myself, Stouty, Sue and Shane all took part in the Thames Trot race, a 50 mile run from The…
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2010 Druid Ultra

The Stouty and Ali show took part in the 2010 Druid Ultra event, an 83 mile run over 3 days…
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2010 Grand Union Canal Race

Firstly an admission, I don’t really enjoy running. So why was I lining up at the start of the…
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2010 Thames Trot

Paul Ali, Paul Stout and Shane Benzie completed the 2010 Thames Trot a 50 mile race from Oxford to…
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2009 Thames Trot

Paul Ali, Paul Stout and Shane Benzie took part in the Thames Trot a 50 mile ultra marathon from…
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2009 Thames Path Ultra

Paul Ali and Paul Stout took part in the Thames Path Ultra which involved a 50 mile run from…