Author Archives: Trail Tales

Have you ever done that thing where you go on to Strava or some other form of social media and wondered how your running friends can run so much more frequently, so much harder and recover so much more quickly … Continue reading →

The UT4M Masters is one of the 12 races which takes place in Grenoble (UT4M)  The Masters 100km (5500m) is actually more like 95km with over 6000m of ascent and takes in two mountain ranges – The Belledonne and Chartreuse.  The … Continue reading →

Hello again!  It’s been a while… years in fact! As much as I loved writing my blog, it was one of those things I struggled to make time for.  Juggling a busy job, home life and trying to get out … Continue reading →

TIME: 24 Hours 55 Minutes OVERALL : 81/159 finishers (40 DNF) GENDER: 12/30 females I reckon it’s true what people say that making it to the start line of any race is an achievement in itself and I felt that way … Continue reading →

After a great block of training I was feeling confident about the races I had coming up.  I had done everything right, built the mileage slowly, followed a plan, taken plenty of rest days, eaten well and listened to my … Continue reading →

Well it’s official, I’m in all three races which make up the ‘Triple Crown’ – Highland Fling, West Highland Way Race and Devil O the Highlands. January is always a tough month, the excitement of Christmas is over and its’s … Continue reading →

Happy New Year lovely internet people! Hope you had a wonderfully indulgent festive period! I’m not generally a New Year’s Resolution kind of person… mostly because I’m a rebel and sack it off after a few weeks! However, I have … Continue reading →

Round Rotherham was my first ever 50 mile race last year and I was keen to go back, not only because it’s a friendly, well organised event but they also have the best cakes! As a Sheffield lass, I know … Continue reading →

Chamonix… widely recognised as a trail running mecca and I can now see why! Flying into Geneva seeing the mountains down below was breathtaking but nothing compared to my first sight of Mont Blanc after crossing the border from Switzerland into … Continue reading →