I’m built for endurance, not for speed. Looking at my racing CV you will see that 10km distances don’t feature on my race calendar, but when I heard about a wee local 10km race around the Lochore Meadows Country Park I thought this might be a good option for me to put my ‘speed’ to … Continue reading Lochore 10km
adventure ədˈvɛntʃə/Submit noun noun: adventure; plural noun: adventures an unusual and exciting or daring experience. "her recent adventures in Italy" synonyms: exploit, escapade, deed, feat, trial, experience, incident, occurrence, event, happening, episode, affair; More excitement associated with danger or the taking of risks. "she travelled the world in search of adventure" synonyms: excitement, exciting experience, … Continue reading #500kin5days – Simply Runderful Adventure
Running has given me a great reason to travel the world and I’ve been fortunate to run in locations from South Africa to America to Turkey to all over the United Kingdom and whilst every race has given me many rewards and enjoyment none have been as great as the reward of everlasting friendships. This … Continue reading Running’s Greatest Reward
Meet Ben Smith, the man who is currently just over half way of his challenge to run 401 marathons in 401 days, raising £250k for two fantastic charities 'Stonewall' and 'Kidscape', working tirelessly to combat bullying in our schools and society. Get involved yourself by joining him for a marathon, or part of one, donating, … Continue reading Running with Ben – The 401 Challenge
The mystical shifting sands of the Sahara beckoned and lured me back for a 2nd time to compete in ‘The Toughest Footrace on Earth’ Marathon Des Sables (MdS). A 257km, the longest MdS distance in the 31 year history of the race, gruelling multi-stage, self sufficient race in one of the most inhospitable climates on … Continue reading The answer lies in the journey – Marathon Des Sables 2016
“Never again! Never EVER again!” Those were the words uttered by my husband Dion and I back in 2014 after our first Marathon Des Sables as we trundled back to the bus, mentally battered and physically exhausted after running 250km through the Sahara desert. (read my blog on the experience here) Fast forward to 2015 … Continue reading Never again….or maybe just once more
Mongolia is a rugged, land locked country nestled between China and Russia made up of vast eco regions and deserts and is truly one of the world's last undiscovered travel destinations. When the opportunity presented itself to join in on an expedition to Outer Mongolia to experience not only the culture of a vastly different country … Continue reading Pioneering the Wilderness of Outer Mongolia
Cold & I don't really see eye to eye, so when David Scott (Sandbaggers) and Doc Andrew Murray approached me mentioning the two magical words; adventure & challenge; with an invitation to join them on the inaugural Genghis Khan Ice Marathon in Mongolia I jumped at the chance to run in -40 degrees! Why? Because … Continue reading Training for the unknown – Genghis Khan Ice Marathon
Most of you know me as Running Dutchie the ultra runner, but this wasn’t always the case. I sometimes have a difficult time convincing people that I’m not a natural born runner and that I too have had body image issues which still occasionally surface. At my heaviest, which was about 11 years ago now … Continue reading Body Image
Imagine a landscape covered with amazing rock formations where people live in caves and fairy chimneys, the colours change with each shift in light and the soulful call to prayer sounds out through the still air. It sounds like something out of a fairytale but it exists and it is in Turkey. Cappadocia, a region … Continue reading Fairy tales from Cappadocia
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