I started running seriously in 2010, when I was 40. I say seriously because I would occasionally go out for a run but not with any purpose. So, that’s 40 years of not being a runner. In 2012 I joined Worthing and District Harriers running club. I wanted to improve my running and I had a […]

I definitely have the triathlon bug. Back in June I took part in my first sprint tri, which was the Mid Sussex Triathlon in Burgess Hill, part of the Mid Sussex Tri Series. The swim was 400 metres in a pool and the bike was 25k. The London Triathlon sprint is slightly different. The swim

The Salisbury 54321 50k Ultra was to be my fourth ultra distance, following the Longman and Brecon Beacons Ultras last year and the Grim Reaper 70 miler 8 days before. Salisbury 54321 50k It is set in the mythical county of Wessex starting and finishing on the green beside Salisbury fire station. I was under

Before the Grim Reaper Ultra 2015, Richard and I had previously only run two ultra distance races. Last year we ran the Longman Ultra, a 33 mile race along the South Downs Way, and the Brecon Beacons Ultra, 46 miles over the famous Welsh hills. Why we thought this qualified us to take on 70