Canazei: The Middle
I started to find my usual self again, the self that wasn’t overwhelmed by the challenges of the race but excited by them. The me that would push hard in my runs and sessions out of determination, not fear. The me that still has a little voice telling me I’m not good enough, but refuses to listen and has a much bigger voice fighting back.
Race Report: Marathon du Mont Blanc
I turned the rest of the race into a game. As with any pain, the less you mentally focus on it the less it screams, so I focused on the person in front of me and would try to challenge myself to catch them in a certain number of minutes. There were no females around, I hadn’t been passed by or seen anyone in around 2 hours by this stage, but there were men near me that became my targets.
Chamonix: The Beginning
‘it was not the perfect start to the trip of my dreams; where training, travel and my own company felt brilliant, free, and powerful. But it was perhaps the start to the trip I needed because I got a chance to fall, to pick myself back up again, and to push on in a stressful and brand new environment around no one that knew me, my history, or what was going on.
Golden Trail Series 2021: Making it Happen
I had two major aims for the trip: to see where I currently sit in the world scheme of the distances I currently race; and learn about the European mountain terrain/the training required to compete on that terrain.