Tag Archives: Scotland

Different moods …………..

    Different moods ………….. I wrote my last post when I was feeling a little somber , unhappy even ,  my training was over , I had entered the taper phase leading up to the Gobi Desert race , … Continue reading

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A reminder ……..

 That really is a beautiful song and the message in that video is portrayed to perfection …   I have been training hard and really enjoying the whole momentum of what my Ultra challenge has become , its given … 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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Marathon Des Sable 2011

The Toughest Footrace on Earth “It covers 243km/151 miles (in sections similar to 25, 34, 38, 82, 42, 22 km) run over 6 days – equivalent to 5 1/2 regular marathons. . . In addition to that, competitors have to … Continue reading

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