The CCC is known as ‘UTMB’s little sister’, it’s a 101km race with 6500m vertical ascent which passes through 3 different countries! The level of competition is always amazing and the top trail runners are always in Chamonix at this time. I had my eyes set on CCC for the whole of 2018, it w
This year the Trail Running World Championships (TWC) were in Spain, about 45 mins drive north of Valencia in Castellon. In January, I was selected to represent Team GB in the Championships. All of my training and racing from that point was tailored to the TWC. The race was 85km with 5000m ascent o
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
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 […]
