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Lessons of my First Ultra-Marathon
Date: 5th September 2020 Event: Exmoor Trail Ultra Marathon Distance: 45 Kilometers/ 28 Miles Finishing Time: 6 hours 4 minutes Having completed a marathon earlier in March 2020, the next challenge involved a trail ultra-marathon. I enjoy pushing my mind and body to the extreme; testing when either one will fail. It is safe to…
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Running the Unofficial Tokyo Marathon
(Long backstory cut short; I was going to run the 2020 Tokyo Marathon before it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak. I set up an unofficial event on Facebook for those who wanted to still run with me and make the training and fundraising worthwhile.) 1st March 2020. Race day. 200 people clicked ‘interested’…
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Climbing Mera Peak (6476m)
Summer of 2018 I returned to Nepal for a 6-week adventure. The aim: see old friends, take part in a Buddhist monastery retreat, and climb a 6000 meter mountain. This article describes the climb. Mera Peak. 6476 meters high. My previous experience in Nepal saw me reach Everest Base Camp (5300m) twice, Annapurna base camp…
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Sunrise
Last year, on 26th April, 2016, I broke my leg whilst trekking in the Himalayas. Since breaking it, I’ve had; a metal rod inserted and then taken out my tibia, corrective surgery, a bone infection, many months on and off crutches, learning to walk again, and breaking it a second time but this time in a…
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