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26/07/2008
6 Marathons : 6 Months
**Exmoor Marathon Race Report**
"Drugged up, lubed up, and revved up, I joined the familar bunch of athletes and wannabies at the starting line and waited for the start gun, which duly went off as I was tightening my laces. My first thought as I passed under the start/finish banner was how it was going to feel when I passed under it again." Read on...
"I used to pursue outlandish tests of alcoholic endurance to create a sense of achievement in my life. Ironically, that habit has left me so indebted that I can no longer afford it, so, instead, I've turned to the far more terrifying pursuit of outlandish tests of physical endurance. Hence this." Read more...
The Curse of the Left Knee strikes again, this time on Christams eve, exactly one month before the 2nd marathon at Portland. Now, with less than 2 weeks to go, I'm just about ready to start training... Read More...
Last updated 2 weeks after I first injured my knee on the 6th October 2007! I was hoping to post details of my extensive training regime of comprehensive reports of my diet and nutritional program. Alas, it's been beer, wine, and biscuits from day 1! Read More...
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THE MARATHONS
#1 Snowdonia Marathon - 24/10/07
Runners World's 'most scenic race in the UK' is also Britain's toughest road marathon, and the first of my 6 in 6 months.
Click here for the race history, details of the route, advice on where to eat sleep and drink while you're there, and of course the pre and post-race reports from my own experience of the 2007 Snowdonia Marathon. Read on...
#2 Portland Marathon - 26/01/08
A double loop around Portland Island in Dorset makes up the 2nd race in my 6 marathon challenge this winter.
Leading up to the race my knee was in a really bad way, and I expected to struggle round, probably finishing close to, if not at, the end of the pack.
Have a look at the race intro, course info, advice on where to eat sleep and drink, and of course the post-race report from my own experience of the 2008 Portland Marathon. Read on...
#3 South Devon Marathon - 23/02/08
Just 4 weeks after running 26miles around Portland, I have to run 26 much, much harder miles round Dartmoor. Horrible. Just Horrible.
This marathon marks the point where this challenge get serious. The marathons are getting tougher, and there's no recovery time in between.
Take a look at the hardest in the challenge so far, why it's so difficult, and how I fared on the day. Read on...
#4 Cornwall Marathon - 15/03/08
Cornwall comes only 3 weeks after South Devon, and marks the beginning of the second half of the cahllenge. The first half took 5 months, meaning that this marathon will be the first of 3 in just 4 weeks!
Called as magical as it is monstrous, the weather was set to steal the show on this one, with forecasts of 20mph gales threatening to stop the runners in their tracks. In the end it proved to be the hardest of the challenge so far.
Take a look at the details of the race here. Read on...
#5 Jurassic Coast Marathon 28/03/08
My body's taking a battering now as the marathons come thick and fast. This is the replacement of the Pembrokeshire Marathon which I missed due to injury back in November. Ironically, the pressure on my body caused by overloading the second half has given my right knee the same injury that caused me to skip Pembroke when I had it in my left knee.
No excuses now though, just grit your teeth and get round... Read on...
This is it - the last one! I can't quite beleive I've run 5 marathons this winter, let alone 3 in the past 5 weeks! This, quite rightly, is the hardest of the six, and arguably the hardest marathon in Britain.
Check out the details of the race here, and read the exciting final review! Read on...
All this madness is in aid of our beautiful planet earth. By sponsoring me you'll be supporting the world's most important wildlife conservation charity - the WWF. If you respect our planet, and you're impressed by this challenge, please make a donation in recognition of them both.
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Eh Soulchaser - you are having a larf arent you. You couldn't run round the block let alone Snowdon.
If you do them sex marathons, I will eat that pigs head you ad when you down in south ameica.
Six marithons in six mons yea baby yea!
Posted by: Horatio Cube Hillwalker | 18/09/2007
Horatio! I've missed your kind words of encouragement! You're right - I cannot, at present, run around the block. But fear not! I have 38 days of training left!
And yes, I will be having a larf when I watch you stuffing into raw pig's brain, scooped out of the freshly sawn off skull of a prize porky!
Soulchaser
ps: what happened to your english? have you been getting electrocution treatment for you 'problems' again?
Posted by: Soulchaser | 18/09/2007