Thank you Lakeland 50/100 for all the stories coming our way.
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
As the rain bounces off the ground outside my window I’m reflecting on what has been a race weekend of epic proportions. The Lakeland 50/100 doesn’t do things by halves and this year was no different. My main focus was the 50 as my husband was running that, and I am so over the moon to be able to say the race was a complete success for him. After months of rehab, training, stress and worry, the stars aligned and the boy done good!! What a comeback! I’m so proud. And I had friends running in both the 50 and the 100. It wasn’t to be for some of them, and for others, the were able to make it to C ..read more
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Clyde Stride / Clyde Shuffle
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
Two weeks ago I entered a race. For £23 you’d be lucky to get entry into a 10k race these days, so the idea of running a 40 mile ultra for that price, and a last minute call for final entries was too much to resist. It was the perfect opportunity to test where I am fitness-wise and strength-wise (general strength but mainly an assessment of my hip/groin). I never expected to finish if I’m honest. Having only done 5 runs of 10 miles or longer this year (Spine Challenger excepted) with 15 miles being the longest, I just wanted to see how far I could go before things started to break down. I don ..read more
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The price of ultrarunning/ the price of safety - Spine Challenger - it's not cheap!
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
In the lead-up to the Spine Challenger race, well pretty much for the whole year really, there was a lot of discussion on the race forum and other online groups about gear for the race.  Like in other group discussions, if you ask a question the responses will be split between those who are genuinely being helpful, those who are simply taking the mick and those who just have nothing positive or helpful to say to anyone about anything.  I once asked a gear question in another group a couple of years ago and regretted it almost instantly. So, given that I was needing a great dea ..read more
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Women and ultrarunning - a few personal ramblings
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
When I was interviewed after my Montane Spine Challenger finish last month, a question I was asked near the end of the interview struck a chord. It was a question regarding the lack of women in the race, and ultra-running in general. It was a timely question given the current climate about equality and women's rights.  And just this evening I saw a very long thread of discussion on Facebook about giving women a higher percentage 'quota' in a race lottery to ensure more are racing.  In this case, whilst I'm not against the sentiment, I'm very much of the opinion tha ..read more
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Every setback leaves behind a path to make your comeback
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
So I mentioned in my blog post Another Spanner in the Works that I injured my hip in a non-running incident. Because of the injury I found running for any length of time (above 20 minutes or so) painful and would have to take a walk break. During the final 3 months before the race much of my training was done by walking in the local hills or run/walking in the local forests.  My inability to run was one of the reasons I very nearly didn't start the race.  Not only was I facing the toughest race of my life, I was attempting to complete it whilst not being able to run without ..read more
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Post race interview
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
Here's the link to the interview I did with Fiona Outdoors just after the Spine Challenger race. https://www.fionaoutdoors.co.uk/2018/01/vicky-completes-gruelling-montane-spine-challenger.html ..read more
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The Montane Spine Challenger 2018 (race report in full).
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
"Start with the step you don't want to take, he said. Move with a purpose that you won't forget. Meet yourself, when you leave those other dreams behind." (Indoor Garden Party) DON'T FOOL YOURSELF It's been a very long time since I last felt properly sick with nerves before a race. I could barely eat (there's a shocker!!).  I managed a banana, half a lukewarm cup of tea and half a piece of flapjack. I briefly chatted to Lizzie, and was filmed again by Summit Fever Media. They had interviewed me on Friday afternoon for their race coverage. But that was as sociable as I could manage and ..read more
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Montane Spine Challenger - they think it's all over... (11)
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
I arrived down at the road after a longer than anticipated diversion down (although definitely shorted that the normal route).  I thought Horton would be just around the corner, it is on the map, but like everything else during my race, it was taking a long time. Arriving at the Pen y Ghent Café I was feeling exhausted and pretty much in pieces.  I knew the medics were waiting to assess me as all the checkpoints were communicating the state of each (wobbly) participant. After (with help) managing to deposit my backpack at the door I went inside.  It was so lovely and warm ..read more
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Montane Spine Challenger - sending out a S.O.S. (10)
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
The rain was lashing down, but along the sheltered road I at least had a break from the wind. My feet, in my final dry pair of socks, remained dry along the road but the moment I was back on the trail a few minutes later they were soaked again. The grassy track along the bottom of the valley was waterlogged.  I knew the navigation was fairly straight forward along here but I decided to keep my GPS out because the visibility (on top of the darkness) was deteriorating. These fields had been full of beef cattle with calves when I came along on my recce and I didn't wonder if they ..read more
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Montane Spine Challenger - Start with the step you don't want to take (9)
Vicky's Ultrarunning Adventures
by Unknown
1y ago
"Start with the step you don't want to take, he said. Move with a purpose that you won't forget. Meet yourself, when you leave those other dreams behind." As I left Gargrave I was feeling better than I did when I arrived.  I was confident that my feet would hold out for some time with all that Sudocrem on.  It wasn't ideal but we'd made the best of a bad situation, and that's often what ultra-running is all about. Chin up, shoulders back.  OUCH!  No, no, no, definitely not shoulders back.  Put shoulder in least painful position whilst still moving forward. I c ..read more
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