Author Archives: johnkynaston59

Dragon’s Back Recce weekend 1

Posted on July 9, 2018

I really enjoyed my first recce weekend on the Dragon’s Back course with my good friend Andy Cole. I’m in doubt that this is going to be a tough challenge that is going to test me to my limits. I … Continue reading →

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Plans for my Dragon’s Back Recce Run

Posted on July 5, 2018

My big target for 2019 is the Berghaus Dragon’s Back. Even though I have 3 more ultras to run this year Ring o’ Fire – 3 day 135 miles – Friday 31st August to Sunday 2nd September Dunoon – 33 … Continue reading →

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Summary of June 2018

Posted on July 3, 2018

June was definitely an easier month as I continued to recover from the Northern Traverse. I ran 131.92 miles which I was happy with. A list of all my runs … In graph form … In diary form Types of … Continue reading →

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LOVEultras 041 Dragon’s Back 45 weeks to go

Posted on July 1, 2018

My main race for 2019 is the iconic Dragon’s Back starting on Monday 20th May 2019. I plan to do some regular, but not weekly!, vblogs about my preparation. In this first one I have a look at the race … Continue reading →

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LOVEultras 040 Plans for 2018

Posted on June 16, 2018

In my latest vblog LOVEultras 040 I outline my plans for the rest of 2018.

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Ben Vorlich, Ben Vane & Beinn Ime

Posted on June 10, 2018

My recovery from the Northern Traverse continues to go well. I’ve run 3 times a week this week and feeling good. Yesterday (Saturday 9th June 2018) Katrina and I walked/ran 3 Munros. In July we are fast-packing round the Mont … Continue reading →

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Summary of May 2018

Posted on June 2, 2018

The month of May was totally dominated the Northern Traverse. It is advertised as 190 miles but the gpx trace from my tracker has it as 174.70 miles and other traces I’ve seen are similar so I’ve left it as … Continue reading →

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