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Many thanks for another excellent presentation. You certainly got everyone involved in a positive way(negatives banned from now on!) I’m please to say that feedback has been that it was the best meeting ever – so thankyou for contributing to that!

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UTLD 2008

Up Close & Personal in the Lake District - colouring in the inaugural running of the Ultra Tour Of The Lake District 100 miles, August 8-9^th 2008. Rest when you get there...

'I bet those bloody sheep must be getting seriously worried!' The only reason I can't lift my head to check is that I am concentrating hard on the Task At Hand which is this:"I'm at 65 miles on an exposed open fellside climbing to the high point of the entire route. It's torrential rain, howling wind and I'm wearing nothing below my waist except for my running shoes.

Halloween Weekend 2005

The Doing Big & Scary Halloween Weekend
Oct 29-30 and The Coach House did exactly what it said on the tin: much coaching was in evidence as Deb, Colin, Christine, Suze, Jane, Richard, Karen and Louise joined my wife Charly and I for a weekend with a Reflection theme.

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Western States 100 2005

Once Upon A Time In America
100 miles ? Two Feet ? One Day
And So It Begins
4.59am June 25th Squaw Valley, California, USA
?One minute to go!? the PA blares. My wife Charly and I have been wrapped in a hug standing at the edge of the assembled throng as runners disengage from loved ones and move to the start line.

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Marathon Of Britain 2004

Marathon of Britain Aug 1-6th 2004
Missed your train or car run out of petrol? Need to get to Nottingham from Great Malvern? No worries ? the Good Lord gave you feet, didn?t he? He surely did, though I can safely say they?ve never been subjected to 175 miles of footpaths in the space of a week before!

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Enduroman Arch To Arc 2003

London to Paris the Hard Way
In The Beginning...
In the mid-1980?s the first London to Paris Triathlon relay was completed by a team of four, and since then the two cities have been linked every so often by triathlon teams of various sizes - each team member taking turns to run, swim and cycle a few miles in turn.

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