Hardmoors Osmotherley Trail Marathon 2016 Race Report
My second time running the Osmotherley Trail Marathon. How much did all the strength and conditioning work effect my performance and could I go faster than 2015?
Hardmoors 110 Ultra Marathon Race Report
110 miles with 15,000ft of ascent around the Cleveland Way, the 2016 Hardmoors 110 was my toughest race to date. A big test to see how I was doing before the UTMB.
Hardmoors Roseberry Topping Trail Marathon Report
Death or glory for the last and toughest Hardmoors Trail Marathon of the season saw me come home with a 3rd place trophy after suffering in the last 6 miles.
White Rose Ultra 100 Race Report
100 miles with over 15,000ft of ascent around West Yorkshire in November. This was going to be one tough event. Read my race report to see how I got on.
St Oswalds Way 100 mile Ultra Race Report
It wasn’t the finish I had dreamed about. I gave up with just 6 miles to go, my mind just lost it and I accepted the offer of a lift back to the finish line. I feel like a failure, that I’ve let both myself down and my support crew (wife and mother) down who […]
Hardmoors 60 Ultra Marathon Race Report
Unusually for a Hardmoors event I woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a clear and cloudless sky. Usually its gale force winds and torrential rain so it made a welcome change. The nice weather would have a big effect on a lots of peoples races later in the day. Mine included! I […]
Hardmoors Saltburn Trail Marathon Race Report
The Hardmoors Saltburn trail marathon was hot and tough with the sun beating down. As part of my training for the 100 mile ultras I used it as part of a back to back long run weekend meaning I wasn’t as fresh as I would have liked.
Hardmoors Trail Marathon – White Horse Race Report
Hardmoors White Horse 26.2 Trail Marathon Race Report from a wet and windy North York Moors. After hitting the wall at around the 20 mile mark it turned into a sufferfest towards the end.
Hardmoors Trail Marathon – Wainstones Race Report
Brutal conditions with torrential rain and driving sleet make for a tough and challenging race but a good result makes up for it
Hardmoors 55 Ultra Marathon Race Report
It’s 4am on Saturday 23rd March 2015 and my alarm is going off. Time to put months of preparation into practice and face my biggest running challenge to date, the Hardmoors 55 Ultra Marathon which follows the Cleveland way 55 miles with 2700m of vertical ascent from Guisborough near Middlesborough to its conclusion in Helmsley. […]