I’ll keep it brief.
On Saturday I was lucky enough to be racing for my country at the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K and British National Championships in Gravesend.
The 100K road race is a funny one on today’s ultra scene but if you look into the history books (or speak to the human athletics wikipedia A. Stott) it’s a bit of a legendary format – the longest distance road race recognised by British Athletics (sadly). It’s far from my normal cup of tea and if I’m honest I didn’t feel hugely excited about the thought of nearly 50 laps on a 2K tarmac loop coming off the back of an amazing week in the Alps at the Runners Refuge (blog to follow). Don’t get me wrong – it was an honour to represent my country and I wasn’t going to go at it half-heartedly.
May 7, 2014 | Categories: 2014, Anglo Celtic Plate, Bare-x, Barefoot, British 100K Championships, HoneyStinger, Osmo, Results, Running, Team Nathan, Team Scotland, Ultra, Ultra distance, ultramarathon | Tags: 100K, 2014, Andrew Murray, Anglo celtic plate, Gravesend, honeystinger, osmo, Paul Giblin, results, Scotland, Team Nathan, ultra | 3 Comments
The title pretty much covers the 3 races since I last posted a blog after the D33 in March. 3 races – all very contrasting.
1. The Good – The Anglo Celtic Plate 100K – Perth 2013
I was asked towards the end of last year if I wanted to be considered for selection for Scotland to run the above race. I immediately said, ‘yes please’ and only afterwards thought about what the race entailed. An ultra road-race is something I’ve never done before and I knew it would be a different sort of challenge. On paper it’s just a straightforward 62.7 mile race on tarmac. Easy. Just run round a 2.4K loop of a park with support at the start / finish line. In reality, it’s a beast. (more…)
May 20, 2013 | Categories: 2013, Anglo Celtic Plate 100K, Race, Results, Running | Tags: 100K, 2013, Anglo celtic plate, Perth 100K, race, Scotland | 6 Comments
Just a quick post. All settled in Hotel, about 20mins drive away. Registered already and can’t wait to get started.
My sis will be tweeting updates @lilacswizzle
Thanks for all your support.
May 20, 2011 | Categories: 2011, Cateran Trail, Endurance, Offroad, Paul Giblin, Race, Running, Trail, Ultra distance, ultramarathon | Tags: Cateran Trail, endurance, Paul Giblin, race, Runner, Scotland, SUMS, trail, ultramarathon | Leave a comment
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