by Guest Contributor | Sep 10, 2024 | Subs Bench
A few years ago I was out doing a recce for leg 5 on the Leeds Country Way. I was chatting with my partner and didn’t notice a little rock. I suddenly tumbled over it and felt immense pain . We were at the middle point of the run so I had to get to the end where the...
by Guest Contributor | Aug 27, 2024 | Gala races, Members' posts, Race Report
Tuesday 20 August, 5 miles (ish), 801 feet (exactly) Every summer, three Ward generations (myself, my Dad and my son) retreat to the Lake District and spend a few days together in Dad’s motorhome. This year we also convinced my brother to extract himself from the...
by Guest Contributor | Aug 27, 2024 | Members' posts, Race Report, Ultra
Saturday 24th August The Pennines are host to some of the most stunning and scenic trails in the country, and  Pennine Trails dedicated a whole flipping trail marathon to them! Starting in the woods of Hurstwood in Worsthorne, the marathon takes you along the trails...
by Guest Contributor | Aug 1, 2024 | Cycling, Injury, Members' posts, Race Report
Time Trialling is, in its very essence, a race against yourself. You have an individual start time, you depart the line alone, you push against your own capacity and race the clock: you have a lonesome journey through the course, unaccompanied other than the...
by Guest Contributor | Jun 4, 2024 | Injury, Members' posts, Race Report, Ultra
100 miles, 12,700 feet, average rainfall 52mm In the age of Strava, we’re used to being visible, to being watched. If it’s not on Strava, it didn’t happen. But the dramatic rise in popularity of ultra endurance events and multi-day adventure racing over recent years...