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Dragon’s Back plan

Posted on May 18, 2019

I’m almost packed and ready to go. I drive down this afternoon to Wrexham where I will stay with my sister and husband tonight before heading to Conwy tomorrow in time for registration opening at 12noon. You can follow my … Continue reading →

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Guess My Time – Dragon’s Back Entries

Posted on May 17, 2019

Thank you to everyone who has entered my ‘Guess My Time’ competition for the Dragon’s Back. I had 80 entries and unsurprisingly no two were the same. The guesses range from 59:59:00 (by 4 time Dragon’s Back finisher Joe Faulkner … Continue reading →

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Following the Dragon’s Back Race

Posted on May 16, 2019

One of the things I love about these long races is the ability to follow friends as they do them in real time via the gps tracker. This time it is my turn so if you want to be a … Continue reading →

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Dragon’s Back Training – Summary of 19 weeks

Posted on May 15, 2019

I like to have a plan when I’m training for a big challenge like the Dragon’s Back. For this event I knew I had to do lots of ascent so set myself the challenge of doing at least 5,000ft a … Continue reading →

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LOVEultras 049 Dragon’s Back 1 week to go

Posted on May 12, 2019

With a week to go to the 2019 Berghaus Dragon’s Back I talk about what I’m going to think about on each day as a motivation to get me to the finish in my latest LOVEultras vlogs. 

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Dragon’s Back Training Week 18

Posted on May 12, 2019

After Monday’s run as part of the Great Lakeland 3 Day Event I’m in taper mode. I plan to run 4 times before the start of the Dragon’s Back race on Monday 20th May. Thursday 9th May – lunchtime run … Continue reading →

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Guess My Time – Dragon’s Back

Posted on May 9, 2019

My big race (in every way!) is starting on Monday 20th May and covers over 195 miles in 5 days. The Dragon’s Back race starts at Conway Castle, North Wales and finishes at Llandeillo, South Wales. I have been preparing … Continue reading →

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