My first half marathon, in 2011, was life changing.
Trail-ultramarathon running has become a mostly healthy addiction. The sport brings out my competitive nature, but it's much more about having a big sweaty adventure somewhere spectacularly lumpy, and the great health, happiness and friendships it rewards with.
In the UK I've placed on the podium at numerous races, including the Spine Race, the Dragon's Back Race and the most recent British Athletics UK Ultra Trail Championships.
Abroad, I've completed the 105-mile Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc four times, the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert, the Ice Ultra in Arctic Sweden, and placed in the top 10 at several Ultra-Trail Word Tour races.
I've set records/fastest known times (FKTs) on the 260-mile Pennine Way (supported), the Paddy Buckley Round (supported), Paddy Buckley Round in Winter (solo, unsupported), the South West Coast Path (supported) , the South Wales Traverse (supported), and the Cape Wrath Trail (self-supported, mixed gender with Beth Pascall).
I've also completed a Bob Graham Round, a Charlie Ramsay Round and, for what it's worth, my marathon PB is 2:38 (Manchester Marathon, 2018).
I'm grateful to be supported primarily by inov-8,
Tomax Technology and Precision Hydration;
with additional help from Running Reborn,
Renee McGregor, Our Carbon, Strength For Endurance, Petzl, Suunto, 33Fuel, Outdoor Provisions, Leki and SunGod.
Record/FKT, South Wales Traverse, 73 miles
Record/FKT The Pennine Way, 260 miles
Record/FKT Paddy Buckley Round Winter, 61 miles
1st, Ultra Tour Monte Rosa, 51 miles (short course)
1st, The RAT (Black), 32 miles
Record/FKT Paddy Buckley Round, 61 miles
2018 (7th, Ultra-Trail World Tour)
5th, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), 105 miles
6th, Madeira Island Ultra-Trail, 71 miles
Record/FKT Cape Wrath Trail, 230 miles
7th, Lavaredo Ultra Trail, 75 miles
13th, Marathon des Sables, 142 miles
2nd, Highland Fling (UK Ultra Trail Champs), 53 miles
4th, The Coastal Challenge, 146 miles
Record/FKT South West Coast Path, 630 miles
3rd, Dragon's Back Race, 195 miles
3rd, The Spine Race, 268 miles
Record/FKT, Isle of Wight Coastal Path, 72 miles
2nd (joint), Cotswold Way Century, 102 miles