Pursuit of the Impossible
Month: April 2026
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One hundred miles. Say it slowly. Let it sink in. Then ask yourself what kind of person voluntarily stands on a start line, and decides to run that far. The answer is: people exactly like you reading this. Next weekend, I line up for the GB Ultras Chester 100 for the fourth consecutive year. Four…
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A breakdown of exactly what fuelled my Yellow Belly Backyard Ultra win, and what I learned from it. When I crossed the line at Yellow Belly after 21 yards and 88 miles, one of the first things people asked wasn’t about pacing, or kit, or the cold. It was: what did you eat? Honestly, it’s…
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The first race of my 2026 season is in the books, the Yellow Belly Backyard Ultra, set deep in the rolling farmland of the Lincolnshire Wolds. True to Backyard Ultra style, the beauty of the landscape is only half the story; the rest is a mental and physical grind of patience, pacing, and holding your…