Jan 227 minSurrey’s quite flat isn’t it… A blind runner & his guide take on the Copthorne RacesCopthorne Challenge 50km The Copthorne Challenge is run over a 10 mile loop centred around Mickleham Village Hall in the Surrey Hills....
Jan 226 minI carried a packet of crisps..It’s some time past 1am and my watch tells me I have been on the move for more than five hours. Five hours. How can this be possible?...
Jan 223 minAnd there were steps…The Copthorne 50 miler 2021If someone recommended a race to discover some of the best gentle rolling trails in Surrey, it definitely wouldn’t be The Copthorne. This...
Jan 116 minRacing AgainAfter a gap of almost a year I did a race. I thought I'd forgotten how to do this ultra-running stuff and spent at least the week prior...
Jan 1112 minMy Pain Belongs To The DevineThis is an incredibly hard post to write although it's not because I failed; it's because I feel quite numb and somehow my brain won't...
Dec 11, 202315 minCopthorne 100 – 2022I've known Allan Rumbles - the RD of Canary Trail Events - since the early days of the Wednesday nights head torch runs and done many...