Category Archives: Hardmoors 55

Hardmoors 55 update and Video

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

What a day we and all the runners in the Hardmoors 55 race had yesterday! I can honestly say that of all the 41 ultras I have run that was the worse weather by far! It started off quite nice … Continue reading →

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Guess My Time for Hardmoors 55 Entries

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

Thank you to all those who entered my latest ‘Guess My Time’ Competition for tomorrow’s Hardmoors 55. In total there were 78 guesses and they were spread out as follows .. sub 13hrs (gold goal) - 13 guesses sub 14hrs … Continue reading →

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Guess My Time - Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

This will be the 5th time I have run the Hardmoors 55 but this year will be different in that I’ll be running with Katrina. I really enjoy this race which goes from Helmsley to Guisborough (though some years it … Continue reading →

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Hardmoors 55 Update

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

I had another great Hardmoors weekend. I finished the Hardmoors 55 in 10hrs 44mins 33 secs for 50th place.  I was very disciplined running to a heart rate of 130 all day! Full report to come! Congratulations to Tracey McBride … Continue reading →

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Plan for Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 16, 2016 by

I like to have a plan! This will be the fourth time I have run this race. My first was in 2010 which was also the first year that the race was held. The weather was awful and lots had … Continue reading →

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Lessons learnt from Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 23, 2015 by

One of the many benefits of writing this blog for the last 8 years is I have learnt a lot of lessons from each and every ultra I have run. I like to make a list of these lessons and … Continue reading →

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Food plan for Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 18, 2015 by

I had a nice gentle run after work today. I spent most of it thinking about Saturday’s race and visualising finishing in under 10hrs!! Isn’t believing it half the battle? I’ve sorted out my food plan for the race. It’s … Continue reading →

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Splits for Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

This week my plan is to have easy runs Monday, Wednesday and Thursday before Saturday’s Hardmoors 55. Today I ran at lunchtime around my regular Pollok Park loop. I felt really comfortable and all feels good going into the race … Continue reading →

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Lesson learnt from Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Last night I was at a 50th Birthday party for one of the schools I work with so I didn’t get home until 8.45pm. I’d arrange to go for a run with Katrina and being the star she is she … Continue reading →

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Review of my training for Hardmoors 55

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

At lunch time today I went for an easy run around Pollok Park which felt good. So that’s my training for Saturday’s Hardmoors 55 completed.  I have 2 days off running before toeing the line at 9am on Saturday. I … Continue reading →

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