Category Archives: Training

West to East Beast …… a serious challenge and then some !!!

  I Recently had the pleasure of meeting Sean McFarlane during the 70 Wild Miles Event in Glencoe earlier this year , he’s a super fit , motivated multi-sport competitor and was the outright winner of the 70′ this year … Continue reading

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Taper Madness

    Taper Madness …… Well ………. where do I start  , the taper is sending me a little crazy  , I’m feeling hyper energised to say the least , batty might be a better description …. I even hit … Continue reading

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Crazy shit leads to crazy shit……………..

Crazy shit leads to crazy shit…………….. So with only 2 weeks to go until I run the Marathon Des Sable I have been looking back at  just how I ended up staring down the barrel of a gun about to … Continue reading

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The Big Weekend …………………

The Big Weekend ………………… Since finding out that I had an entry to the 2011 Marathon Des Sable I have been training hard, running in various Ultrathons and attending the odd desert racing Seminar to gain an insight into it … Continue reading

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