Race To The King 

The event was so well organised and this was my first ever event, everyone I came in contact with whether villagers, runners, walkers or volunteers were incredibly kind, supportive and uplifting, everyone spoke to everyone and everyone was encouraging to each other.

There was one element that was quite an aggressive descent and so navigating that when 46K in just meant I had to keep a focus, but still loved it.

I would absolutely recommend this race to anyone but it is a great introduction to ultra running.

Whilst the route is undulating, it is not super aggressive, the scenery was beautiful and so great as a first event - which it was for me.

I took all the pressure off myself and just had 3 goals - get to event day injury free, have fun and finish injury free. Mission accomplished!

If this is a first event and you are looking to “run” it, having a run coach like James with me was priceless as he ensured I wasn’t running too hard and too often.

He kept me building that base which gave me the confidence when it came to event day that I could complete it without any issue.

This was my first ultra and my first experience running at this distance.

I had a blast, I did train hard and working with James and being disciplined with my training both in the gym and with the running most definitely ensured I stayed injury free.