What a day that was! @camino_ultra races never disappoint, & @london100km co-organised by @stoltrunning was marvellous.
I was lucky that @becks88552 stuck with me the whole way round, taking our navigational errors in her stride (hence 106 not 102km covered (sorry 🤦♂️ 😂).
The @london100km ultra with its east, north, south and west really does take you through some of London’s finest regions. 2027 entries are now open!!
And a huge shout-out to the volunteers (big ty here to @aarunsultra !!), and the aid station organisers without whom none of these races are possible.
📸 1+2 by Camilla Cullen
#ultramarathon #nonbinaryrunner #london
My time is coming to an end visiting @jenfitchett@wits__university on our GENUS grant. 130 sediment samples, 75 modern diatom samples & 34 samples of plant material for isotope analyses will now be transported back to @uclgeography for me to work on the next 2 years! (So much for retirement 😂)
It’s been quite a fortnight working with Jen & @emma_murphyxox , and great to see our Lesotho collaboration continue for a wee while longer 🤩
#fieldwork #lesotho #geography #asrm
Not sure how I got persuaded into doing this challenge, but @jenfitchett can be very persuasive. And #fieldwork needs to have moments of fun too!
These are 2nd & 3rd attempts!
Phew! Final week of peak training for @london100km in May, and first time I’ve done a 100km+ week in yonks!!
It’s amazing I’m still learning how my body works. I’ve spent the past year protecting my arthritic knee to complete major races. Since my DNF in January, I’ve just thought fuck it, and go all out as I’ve nothing to loose. And you know what, my knee responds with ‘is that all you have?!?’ 😂
#ultramarathontraining #nonbinaryrunner #osteoarthritis
Wasn’t doing much today so thought I’d go out and do the @camino_ultra Epping50 route because, well why not! Next time I might choose *not* to do it on the hottest day of year 🥵 🙄😂. But I had a fab time - saw English longhorn cattle, had a swing, had an ice cream and made it home in one piece 😛
#ultramarathontraining #nonbinaryrunner #eppingforest
When david went off to China earlier in the week, he left me this card with strict instructions not to open til Easter Sunday.
ngl that I was feeling a bit deserted what with no chocolate eggs to eat, but that soon all changed, in only David’s style ❤️
#easteregghunt
Quite enjoyed doing some ring-work before running today. Trying to do less movement (eg skin the cat) and more stationary work, extending shoulders &, well only one, leg (as practise for future back lever!)
#ultramarathontraining #callisthenics #germanhang
Can’t believe it’s been a week already since @camino_ultra Lea Valley ultra last Saturday, although weather has cycled through summer, autumn & winter in that time!! 😂
Getting a prize! 📷 @gigigiannella_photo
How it went 📷 @gigigiannella_photo
Immediately after I spewed my guts out 🤮 crossing the finish line 🤦♂️📷 @helenmfb
#ultramarathon #nonbinaryrunner #leavalleyultra
Wow, what a day Saturday was, running the Lea Valley ultramarathon! The sun shone, the route was gorgeous & the atmosphere was brilliant throughout, especially from those at the aid stations 🙏 And I was awarded the wonderful “Buckby” watering can for coming 🥇 in the non-binary category!! Thank you @camino_ultra for being truly inclusive 💜
I only had one goal, and that was to run better than I did last year on this race, which I did by almost an hour. Yay.
Added highlight was seeing my friend @phoney.balony at the start but who soon left me for dust, 12km in 😂
Apologies to those who saw me throw up as I crossed the finish line (albeit into my mouth & hand 🤢😂)
#ultramarathon #nonbinaryrunner #medalmonday
