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Recce Five – Dufton to Alston

Ideally by now I would have recce’d every section of the Pennine Way. However that’s 268 miles, a lot of travelling and a lot of time. I have recce’d all of the first leg, I’ve revisited Blenkinsop Bog – sorry, Common – always get that wrong, as well as as God’s Bridge and some otherContinue reading “Recce Five – Dufton to Alston”

The Cheviot Goat Ultra – back in the bog again

The Cheviot Goat Ultra was one of those events I’d never heard of or considered entering until one of my friends mentioned it – however as I may have mentioned before in this blog, I’m very easily lead. It also seemed like a very good idea… reasonably good idea… good idea… definitely an idea anyway,Continue reading “The Cheviot Goat Ultra – back in the bog again”

Am I Progressing? – The XNRG Pilgrims Challenge

When I started this blog the plan was really to focus on the Summer spine Race and my preparation for the 2022 event. However i have come to realise that actually all my running is inextricably bound up in what happened in 2021 and preparing for 2022. Anyone that has read this blog (I knowContinue reading “Am I Progressing? – The XNRG Pilgrims Challenge”

End to End in Fuerteventura – The GR131

Fuerteventura is a very special place for me. I first went there in 2013 after I entered the Marathon Des Sables. The guy I sat next to at work at he time was a regular visitor there and told me there were some dunes at Corralejo that might be good for me to practice on.Continue reading “End to End in Fuerteventura – The GR131”

Recce Four – The Start to Torside

So several recces later we reach the start of the race – I did warn you this was complicated. It would also be our earliest start as we had a bit of a drive after to a hotel for some R&R after this recce, also an earlier train would take half an hour less toContinue reading “Recce Four – The Start to Torside”

Recce Three – Torside to Standedge

So after the success of the recce of the last bit of the first bit of the Spine Race, the next day’s mission was to recce the middle bit of the first bit. I wasn’t really expecting much from today as I couldn’t really remember much about it. As it turned out this was probablyContinue reading “Recce Three – Torside to Standedge”

Recce Two – Standedge to Hebden Bridge

The next three recces I had planned were so complicated I ended up with a spreadsheet detailing where we were staying, where we were running from and to, where we were then going and what times the trains ran. Overall we wanted to head South as that was (is) where home was (is). However IContinue reading “Recce Two – Standedge to Hebden Bridge”

Recce One – Blenkinsopp Bog, sorry, Common

I do have a bit of a reputation for repeating races but, even by my standards, I’ve done a lot of Great North Runs, twenty-two now. It was the first ever ‘proper’ event I entered in 1998. I missed ’99 but have done everyone since. This year was slightly different in that we were drivingContinue reading “Recce One – Blenkinsopp Bog, sorry, Common”

Planning….

Just a quick update for anyone interested as I haven’t posted anything for a few weeks. Am I bored with the Spine Race by now? Far from it! The last few weeks have been spent testing a new pack and planning some recce runs which will doubtless become the subject of future blog entries (youContinue reading “Planning….”

The SVP100 – Good Afternoon Constable

So as I said right at the beginning, this blog will detail my journey to the 2022 Summer Spine Race. It could be argued that a 100km trail race along the Suffolk/Essex border has nothing to do with the Pennine Way but I’m going to disagree. It is hard to express how consumed by theContinue reading “The SVP100 – Good Afternoon Constable”