Spartathlon 2023! – Chris Maxwell

The Why (one of the most common questions!) Having read the ultra running books that Michelle had left carelessly around, I realised a few things about my ‘first love’ of running. Humans were designed to run long distances to hunt our prey before we got ‘clever’/lazy (“Born to Run” by Christopher McDoughall). In Ancient times, runners were highly regarded as …

SVP 100km – Getting Lost, Scratched and Very Thirsty

  Two weeks on from the Stour Valley Path 100km (SVP100), and I now feel ready to write a report that’s not incredibly negative. I have battled with my huge error in this race, but am now hopefully moving on from the ‘what might have been’ to ‘how do I push this forwards now’. Hopefully this recall of the events …