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My Journey to Kirk Yetholm starts here
So I’m writing this blog whilst still not exactly recovered from my 2021 attempt at the Spine Race. I still have blisters, my left foot is swollen with cellulitis and most worryingly there is a huge pile of fetid running kit in my lounge which looks like it might evolve into a fairly belligerent life form if I don’t do something with it soon…
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The Winter spine Race 2026 – Britain’s Most Brutal? (Last Part!)
he Bellingham Checkpoint is an interesting one. It is the only one which doesn’t have beds, and it is usually extremely cold as, I believe, the building the race uses is technically shut down for the winter and hence unheated. However in order to mitigate this tents and air mattresses had been set up in…
The Winter spine Race 2026 – Britain’s Most Brutal? (Part Five)
I woke up a Hawes in pain and in need of a medic. At Alston things got much stranger. I had a dream in which I had pain in both of my knees (this may or may not have been true) but in my dream the pain had been caused by a couple of people…
The Winter spine Race 2026 – Britain’s Most Brutal? (Part Four)
As I’ve already mentioned, distance-wise I was already well over half way through the Spine Race in terms of distance, however most of the hardest parts were yet to come. That wasn’t to say what had already come had been easy, as you know if you’ve read the first three parts of this blog it…
The Winter spine Race 2026 – Britain’s Most Brutal? (Part Three)
So I’m at Checkpoint Two, I’ve had a chat with Rachel and some food. The plan is to have a shower and immediately go to bed. My feet are still not too bad except the tape I put over the rub caused by my spikes moved off and the rub is now a lot bigger.…
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