9 top tips for success at the Marathon des Sables ~Chris Skelton
My nuggets of advice for tackling the Maraton des Sables: Set yourself a goal to either run or walk and engage a coach to help you have...
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KERRY SUTTON | PERPETUAL MOTION COACHING
May 168 min read
Essential tips for conquering the Marathon des Sables desert ultramarathon
The tent The 2024 MDS felt like a fast year with temperatures cooler than normal. Start times were earlier than previous starting 630 Am...
Apr 245 min read
I ran London Marathon 2024 and loved it ~Caroline Chilton-Bates
In early 2023 I had the strangest notion that I needed to run a marathon. It was something that had always been on my bucket list and in...
Mar 223 min read
The best way to run Barcelona marathon ~Rob Kenny
The Barcelona Marathon – in which we learned what a Bestia Parda is Eight months before race day, Kerry started to assemble a gang to run...
Oct 19, 20238 min read
The long stage, through the eyes of an elite runner on the Marathon des Sables ~ Joe Hazel
Wednesday, 26th April Thoughts penned whilst lying on the floor of the tent after completing the long stage on day 4 The Sahara Desert,...
Jun 16, 20234 min read
Conquering Cape Wrath Ultra ~ Conall Platts
For those who don’t know, Cape Wrath Ultra is one of the UK’s bucket list ultras, alongside the Spine and the Dragons Back. Four hundred...
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Cape Wrath Ultra training - a must read ~Conall Platts
Sure, get fit, do miles and back to back miles, but DEFINITELY get training on CWU terrain. Tussocks. Bogs. Rocky Mountain passes. River...
Nov 15, 20223 min read
Hot and steamy Vietnam Marathon ~Sarah Battersby
Vietnam is always full of surprises and if you ever get a chance to run in Vietnam, look for the Topas Trail Race Series. Not only do...
Oct 3, 20224 min read
3 Peaks Challenge in under 24 hours
The Cougar team completed the 3 Peaks challenge! Wow! That’s the first word that comes to my mind when I think about this challenge, it...
Sep 28, 20222 min read
The Lap race, a tour of the Southern Lakes ~ Rob Kenny
The Lap (a Lake District ultra) takes place in the same week as the famed Tor des Géants in the Alps, but it is rather more modest in its...
Sep 28, 20224 min read
Relighting my fire at the UTMR Mischabel 100K ~ Nina Davies
The UTMR (Ultra Trail Monte Rosa) has been on my wish list for a long time. I’ve dreamed about exploring this part of the Alps, in the...
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Hard graft through the desert, Marathon des Sables 2022~ Evan Wright
Odd though it seems for a 56 year old, 6”5’, 95kg swimmer, there was a sprint finish to my MDS. Kerry from Perpetual Motion Coaching was...
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Race overview, Race to the Tower 2022 ~ Helen Farr
What a brilliant weekend! Day 1 felt very hilly indeed with lots of rolling hills from the start, and my legs just didn't feel as fresh...
Dec 6, 20216 min read
Ultra X Jordan race report ~ Sam Neusinger
My journey to Jordan began in late 2019. It caught my eye and just looked like the most amazing challenge. I love travelling and I love...
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Tips for Safely Returning to Running After Major Surgery
Running was always my passion. As a teenager I would relish the cooper run and bleep test PE lessons which virtually everyone else...
Jun 24, 202110 min read
How to run a 50km Ultra and manage the inevitable curve balls with poise ~ Pete Davies
Who needs toenails anyway? I don’t want it to sound like most race start lines I have been on where fellow runners start to roll out...
Jun 1, 20214 min read
From training to triumph: My Race to the King race experience (Part IV)
The final countdown In the final stage of training the weekly long run ramps up to 5, 6, 7 hours that, if you are aiming for perfect...
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Powering through: Overcoming the obstacles in my Race to the King training (Part III)
The penny drops (actually there is an avalanche of pennies shattering my beautiful world of delusion). I found it difficult to write the...
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Understanding the mental and physical challenges of training for an ultra marathon: A Peek Into Ciara Davies' Race to the King Training Diary (part II)
So far, my training plan has blended in nicely with those training for Bath and/or London and (glossing over the week I just lost to...
Jun 1, 20216 min read
Breaking Down the Race to the King ultra marathon: A Training Diary by Ciara Davies (Part I)
I am a 41 year old tax advisor who lives in Castle Combe in Wiltshire, with my husband Nigel and our three children, Nia, 15, Seren, 9,...
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