ULTRA EVENT REPORTS
I’m pleased to say that I finally completed the race that nearly did not happen. Since attempting (and…
The T184 is a long distance ultra trail race which covers the length of the Thames Path from the…
Coming back from long term injury (i.e. referring to recent knee operations) can be a long process and…
Hello world. It has taken me a long time to write this report and an even longer time since I…
I decided on a late entry into the Reading Round Ultra Marathon, a local 50k race which circuits Reading…
A fairly short write up to publicly record my failure (DNF) at the 2021 GUCR. Training for the event…
It’s been quite some time since I’ve written a race report having taken some time out after…
“Thought you had retired?” was the question I had been asked for about the third time on the run.…
One more run then…. I was in two minds about running this event at all with illness, a touch…
It’s been fair to say I’ve lost my running motivation over the past couple of years and…
My final warm-up event before Spartathlon was the T50. This was a new event (albeit a bit of a…
The Oxford Ultra is hosted by Ultrarunning Ltd and is one of the 4 “Thames Path Challenge”…
The Round Reading Ultra marathon is a 50km multi terrain race around the town of Reading, it’s…
Race Start After the annual death march at the GUCR (and then a weeks recovery on holiday with family…
Well it’s official, the Grand Union Canal Race is my nemesis race. Despite attempting and…
The Thames Path 100 was my first long ultra in ages and I wasn’t feeling super prepared for it…
Hey everyone, this is my first blog in ages as unfortunately I’ve been out of action through…
The brief summary is that the 2018 Spartathlon event was a complete and utter disappointment for me…
Ridgeway Challenge was planned as my last warm up event before Spartathlon with the intention of running…
It was another early start as Adrian kindly collected me and drove me to the Ferryman Inn which was…
The Cotswold Ultra is an event put on by Ultrarunning Ltd and is part of the Thames Path Challenge…
I’m not sure how many people are actually going to read this blog now since I’ve decided to…
“There was a long run called the Grand Union Canal Race 30 hours of running had been my planned…
The Ridgeway 40 was once again planned as my last long training run before the upcoming GUCR race at…
I took part in the Crawley 6 hour race which was one part of 3 races (6 hour, 12 hour…
The Barry 40 was first held in 1986 and is one of the oldest ultra marathon events still ‘running’…
My attempt to complete the Arc of Attrition event was never really going to happen this year and was…
Reading Joggers Team Photo The first week in January and I’ve already got an ultra-event under my…
After a dream race at the Liverpool Leeds Canal race (link here) there was only one way race results…
I ran my first marathon (Abingdon) in Oct 2008 as a training run for my first ultra (Thames Path…
2017 saw the inaugural running of the Kennet & Avon Canal Race, the second event in the “Canal…
Before I knew it, I was back at this familiar race for run (and hopefully finish) number six.…
The Ridgeway 40 is primarily a Long Distance Walkers event which allows runners to participate. The…
The Oner is an ultra marathon which takes place along the South West Coastal Path starting in Charmouth,…
We can call Thames Trot Number 9 another “muddy” one. Despite almost perfect weather…
British Runners (Photo by Gil Thomas) I recently took part in my first go at a 24 hour track…
The Wendover Woods 50 is a new event on the Centurion calendar this year and the fourth race of…
Autumn 100 report (by the Boy Who Cried Wolf). Since picking up a knee injury at the Monarchs Way…
“You’re not very good at this race, are you Daddy?” stated my Daughter after the race… “No, I…
I’m not sure how interesting this write up will be when I was essentially running 10 x 5 mile…
The Monarchs Way race was a new event put on by Lindley Chambers of Challenge Running. The event…
Wow, what a great weekend! I saw the Run 24 event advertised a few months ago and entered as I…
This was my fourth running of the Thames Path 100 having run the event in 2012, 2013 & 2014…
Another year and another run at the Thames Trot. This is my typical early season (if you count these…
“I marched down the high street towards the finish to the cheers and adulation of the crowd as the…
Endure 12 (Photograph from Endure 12 Facebook Page) The Ultra 12/50 can be considered the ‘little…
“It doesn’t get any easier does it?” mentions James Adams as we trudge along the grassy canal bank…
The Oner is a coastal ultra comprising of three back to back marathons (around 80’ish miles in…
It’s the start of February and once again I’m standing on the start line of the Thames Trot…
2014 Winter 100 event report
The Long Mynd Hike is a 50-mile fell running/hiking event in Shropshire which sees competitor’s summit…
A race report of the inaugural T184 Endurance event which unfortunately I Did Not Finish.
I’m feeling quite dejected after this event after my own lack of effort during the second half of the…
Listening to the race briefing (Photo courtesy of Lisa Hewitt) The South Downs Way 100 is the second of…
Well here we are again, after a fairly decent effort last year I hadn’t originally planned on running…
The Thames Path 100 was my main time focused race of the year as I wanted to have a crack…
I had entered Centurion Running’s South Downs Way 50 event at the last minute when some additional…
The first weekend in February and its time for the Thames Trot, my annual early season run and a…
The Cadbury’s Milk Tray man. Picture Matt Dunn The Winter Tanners is a challenge walk or run of 20…
This race report is going to be a little different. I’m not going to focus too much on the race…
The Stort 30 is a 15 mile out and back run along the River Stort in Hertfordshire and is…
Wednesday 25th September I arrived at London Heathrow a couple of hours before my scheduled lunchtime…
The Ayot 50m was organised by James Elson of Centurion Running as a low key training type event for…
The Thames Ring is a 248-mile race, which takes place over 5 days. It was first run in 2009 and…
Some of you may have read my pre-race blog post and will know this event was a key build up…
The Ridgeway Walk is a 40-mile challenge walk along the ancient Ridgeway starting from Overton Hill in…
The Compton Challenge is a 20 or 40 mile run around the around the Compton countryside. The event is…
My first big event of the year after a couple of warm ups at the Thames Trot and St Peters…
A bit of New Years training blues led to a late entry into the inaugural St Peters Way Ultra…
The Thames Trot event is my traditional first event of the year and takes place starting from Oxford and…
The Winter 100 was a new event by Centurion Running and involves 4 x 25 mile out and back legs.…
This event first came to my attention about 18 months ago and it’s fair to say that the event…
The Ridgeway Challenge is an 85 mile non stop trail run, which follows the Ridgeway National Trail from…
Stouty and I undertook our final charity run last weekend, the plan was to cover the full 177 mile…
Batman & Robin took part in the Compton Challenge which is an undulating off road run with a 20…
Stouty and I took part in the Centurion Thames Path 100 mile run, this was going to be the second…
Stouty and I took part in the Thames Trot race a (just under) 50 mile run from Oxford to Henley…
Stouty and I took part in the 2011 Brecon Beacons Ultra organised by Likeys. We travelled to Talybont…
I’d entered the Ridgeway 85 as my challenge event for the second half of 2011. Several things appealed…
I took part in the Salisbury 54321 50k trail run with Stouty and Matt B (Fetch: Cheeky Conswala) who…
Paul, Stu and Frank took part in the Six Shropshire Summit Hike, a 36 mile Hike over Six Summits…
This is probably the longest blog I’ve written but I suppose it’s fitting for the longest running…
I took part in the Ridgeway 40 event today which was organised by the Long Distance Walkers Association.…
I took part in the Compton 40 Challenge run with Stouty and Sue (Fetch: Stouty & Capricorn) whilst…
Myself, Stouty, Sue and Shane all took part in the Thames Trot race, a 50 mile run from The…
The Stouty and Ali show took part in the 2010 Druid Ultra event, an 83 mile run over 3 days…
Firstly an admission, I don’t really enjoy running. So why was I lining up at the start of the…
Paul Ali, Paul Stout and Shane Benzie completed the 2010 Thames Trot a 50 mile race from Oxford to…
Paul Ali, Paul Stout and Shane Benzie took part in the Thames Trot a 50 mile ultra marathon from…
Paul Ali and Paul Stout took part in the Thames Path Ultra which involved a 50 mile run from…
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