Jan 2017

REST AND RECOVERY

Feb 2017

The ‘Trans Gran Canaria’ 125km Ultra

The Trans Gran Canaria or TGC is an ultra-marathon traversing North to South over the Gran Canaria Island. A 125km run with 8,000m vertical ascent/descent . The TGC is on the Ultra Trail World Tour.

This was my first adventure of 2017.  The 125km route with 8,000m vertical ascent/descent ran from Agate in the north and traversed the wild, lush & varied mountain range to Maspalomas in the south. This was the longest single race I had ever undertaken and after last years disastrous injuries and recent pneumonia was a monumentally tough test for me. READ BLOG

Mar 2017

Training for ‘I can and I will’ challenges

‘Bob Graham Round,

‘The Ultimate Sea to Space Vertical Climb’

 ‘A Vikings Run’

Apr 2017

Training for future ‘I can and I will’ challenges

‘The Bob Graham Round’

The Ultimate Sea to Space Vertical Climb’

‘A Vikings Run’  

Great Lakeland 3 Day

I really enjoyed my first Mountain Multi Stage Race and learnt a lot of things. I came 17th in the Elite Group and am happy with that considering my current low level of fitness.

Elite competitors ran totally self reliant and often for 12 hours each day and the emphasis was on long mountain journeys along spectacular mountain trails and footpaths, along ridges and through valleys in this amazing 3 day mountain challenge. 

 

May 2017

Training for future  ‘I can and I will’ challenges

‘Bob Graham Round’

The Ultimate Sea to Space Vertical Climb’

‘A Vikings Run’  

Jun 2017

Sadly I fractured my left ankle whilst Paragliding and will be in Rehab for a while.

I WILL BE BACK!!!

REST RECOVERY AND PLANNING

CANCELLED

The ‘Bob Graham’ Round

The Bob Graham Round is a 66 mile circuit of the 42 highest peaks in the Lake District with a 24 hour time limit. With, 27,000 feet Ascent equivalent to running over Mount Everest this is one of the hardest Iconic races in the world.

Jul 2017

REST RECOVERY AND PLANNING

” Maybe a sneaky mini – challenge or two to keep the blood flowing”

#ICANANDIWILL

2018

‘I can and I will’ Challenge

No: 3

‘The Ultimate Sea to Space Vertical Climb’

Imagine walking up steps from the deepest part of the ocean, a place called ‘Challenger Deep’ in the Marianas trench up through the ocean to the seas surface:
Distance: 6.7 miles (Mount Everest is 5.5 miles)

Imagine then carrying on walking up from the surface of the Sea to the ‘Kármán Line’ which is the imaginary line and boundary where Earth’s atmosphere meets Space: 
Distance: 62 miles 
COMBINED DISTANCE: 68.7 miles. 

It is my intention to do just this by step climbing the inner stairwell of the Tallest building in the World the Burj Khalifa.

POINTS OF COMPARATIVE INTEREST:

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai: 0.5 miles tall.
The building has 2909 stairs. 
# It is 3x taller than the Eiffel Tower and 2x Empire States building. 

I have a total of 68 miles to go up and I will have to ascend the building twice to climb up per mile:

So 68 miles x 2 =  That I will climb Burj Khalifa a massive 136 TIMES

 There are 2909 steps per climb.
So 136 TIMES x 2909  = TOTAL CLIMBED STEPS: 395,624

Mount Everest is 5.5 miles high:
Climbing136 The Burj Khalifa 136 times is: 

Equivalent to climbing Mount Everest 12 times.

2018

‘I can and I will’ Challenge No: 4

‘A Vikings Run’

A 4000 mile solo run covering a Marathon a day for 150 days.

OCTOBER THROUGH TO APRIL 2018. FURTHER DETAILS TO BE RELEASED ONE WEEK AFTER RETURN FROM

‘I Can and I Will’ Challenge No: 3 ‘The Ultimate Sea to Space Vertical Climb’