The Eiger Ultra Trail is set high up in the Swiss Mountains. There are four different races held over the weekend; 16km, 35km, 51km and 101km. I have had my eye on the 101km since returning from the desert in April. I had some really good specific training in the build-up (see previous blogs). Gett
“Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted” This saying has been hammered into me from the early days in my military career. With my next race being the Eiger 101km, I thought that I should practice what I preach and spend some time in Grindelwald and run the route that I will be racing in
My normal training weekends start with me battling on the M4 heading towards the Brecon Beacons. After 4 hours of driving, I feel like I have already done a session. Looking at my training program, I had some back to back running (two long runs in two days), instead of doing my normal thing I [&hel
The Cotswold Way is a stunning route that I have always wanted to run on. When the opportunity arose for me to race a double marathon, it was a no brainer! At the Running Awards, I was lucky enough to sit on a table with the lovely girls from Threshold Sports who asked if I […]
