OCR Posts
The Reaper Obstacle Race
Saturday, 6th October saw the Reaper OCR actually meet the Reaper or real in the final curtain call for this popular obstacle race. I have run both day and night ...Tough Mudder London South 2018 Race Recap with Video
Tough Mudder London South is the finale of the “full” Tough Mudder UK season. Coming off the back of Tough Mudder North West, I personally thought TMHQ had some work ...Gauntlet Games Race Review
On a last minute decision, I decided to run the Gauntlet Games at Heaton Park, in Manchester. The Gauntlet Games has various locations across the UK and makes great use ...
Kit Posts
Project E2 Nutrition range
I have been fortunate to be selected to try out a new range of nutritional products created specifically for endurance athletes from Project E2 – a British nutrition company based ...361 Sensation 3 shoe review
As a 361° Ambassador, I have been fortunate enough to be sent a variety of sportswear apparel and their latest sport shoes. I have been using the 361° Stratomics over the ...Stryd – Running with Power
Cyclists have been using Power as a metric to measure their effort for years, whilst generally runners have stuck to heart rate training. Now, with power pods such as Stryd, ...
My Race Reviews
Tough Mudder London South 2018 Race Recap with Video
Tough Mudder London South is the finale of the “full” Tough Mudder UK season. Coming off the back of Tough Mudder North West, I personally thought TMHQ had some work ...Gauntlet Games Race Review
On a last minute decision, I decided to run the Gauntlet Games at Heaton Park, in Manchester. The Gauntlet Games has various locations across the UK and makes great use ...Tough Mudder North West 2018 Race Review with video run through
Tough Mudder North West has the reputation as the muddiest UK course. The one obstacle – swamp stomp is notorious for participants being able to actually swim in the mud, ...
Fitness Posts
5 tips for your first obstacle race
My first obstacle race (OCR) was Zombie Evacuation back in 2012. I caught the bug and currently in 2018 I have c30 obstacle races booked with ...Road to World’s Toughest Mudder 2018
2017 was an epic year of racing for me including some “firsts” – my first half marathon, my first overnight obstacle race and my first 24 ...5 Reasons to join a running club
After enjoying OCR in 2016, I decided I wanted to improve my running and perhaps be more competitive in races. I had also signed up for ...
Running Posts
Cannonball Events TrailBlaster 2018 – 24 Hour Ultra – Race Review
Cannonball events run a number of runs and ultra runs in the North West of England. After signing up for World’s Toughest Mudder, I was on ...Ratrace Runstock 2018 race review
Runstock is one of Ratrace’s many events, with this one aimed at the active family. A weekend of camping with family friendly entertainment throughout the day ...Project E2 Nutrition range
I have been fortunate to be selected to try out a new range of nutritional products created specifically for endurance athletes from Project E2 – a ...
My Random Posts
3 reasons why you should be a volunteer marshal at an Obstacle Course Race
Volunteer Marshals are the life blood of Races, whether they are road, trail or obstacle ones. For Obstacle Races (OCR) the sheer number of marshals required ...
