Thames Path Reading to Oxford 60km Challenge
In December 2014 we undertook a 60km Ultra along the Thames Path from Reading to Oxford to raise awareness for Dominika Nowakowska and the Gonimy Europa Project. This is our story.
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Brrrr…..illiant Vienna!
The early morning mist swirled around the dark grey waters of the Danube as we prepared for our biggest challenge yet – a 5ok ultra through the streets of Vienna to raise awareness for our friend Dominika Nowakowska, a top Polish middle distance runner, and her team, Gonimy Europe. Although the temperature was above freezing the biting … Read more
#urbantrailblazer
Marlena’s and my Road Trip to Lake Como and Milan (you can read all about it here) really opened our eyes to the concept of a full on adventure incorporating travel, running in spectacular surroundings, meeting new people and exploring new places. We coined a phrase for it – #urbantrailblazer and decided to develop the … Read more
Lake Como Marathon
What a trip, what an adventure and what a marathon. Our road trip, which consisted of an all day hop through France and Switzerland before winding our way through the hairpins of the northern Italy warrants a write -up all to itself! So let’s concentrate on day 2 of the trip – the marathon itself. … Read more
Savile Garden Marathon
Well we did it! The first leg of our 12 marathon/12 month challenge well and truly nailed but not without some drama on the way – well we like challenges! We had already mapped out the course – 4 x 6+ mile loops of Savill Gardens with 2 miles added on at the end – … Read more