Pursuit of the Impossible
Tag: endurance athlete
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13 June 2026. Giants Seat Scout Camp, Radcliffe. My third crack at the Manchester Backyard Ultra and the one that possibly taught me the most. If you’ve never done a Backyard Ultra before, here’s the short version: everyone lines up at the same start line, runs a 4.16-mile loop, and has to be back before…
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There’s a difference between finishing a 50-mile ultra and actually racing one. Between crawling across the line at some ungodly hour, shoes off, soul temporarily somewhere else, and arriving at that finish line strong, controlled, and quietly proud of how the whole thing went. I’ve been on both sides of that line. This post is…
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New race added to my 2027 Race Calendar. 100 Miles. 8000ft Elevation. One continuous loop of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB “The Yellow Belly Ultra 100 — a relentless, all‑or‑nothing odyssey across the wild heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB. One loop. One hundred miles. No shortcuts. No mercy.” Yellow Belly Ultras. “A beautifully brutal pilgrimage through sweeping ridgelines,…