"Part of the way through the last race, we had to leg it to make the cut-off. I felt sick, but it is amazing what you can do when you have to. "The feeling of achievement at the end makes it all worth it."Karen Hamilton is...
All good things come to an end, and sadly so do all great things.Today, we celebrated the last day of Capital to Country 2024. True to form, it was hot and sunny, our runners were determined and inspiring, and the long-distance dogs of Nepal were...
The phrase 'dog days of summer' is a reference to the hottest, most uncomfortable days of summer.These famed days have also been turned into part of popular culture by songs like Florence and the Machine's of the same name.That particular melody talks about the end...
Day three of our Nepalese Capital to Country adventure and sadly we had our first drop-out.Running ultra marathons is hard and not everyone can hack multi-day events...
Day one of the Go Beyond Challenge Capital to Country Multi Day Ultra in Nepal saw our runners take on 27 miles of hills and spills on their way to a successful first day finish.On a beautiful sunny day, complete with amazing views of the snow capped...
It is hard to believe it has been a year since our inaugural Capital to Country Multi-Day Ultra took place in the beautiful foothills of Nepal.And yet here we are. Winding our way through the streets of Kathmandu, meeting the city's famous monkeys and preparing...
The TV is full of Christmas adverts and we are all starting to want some figgy pudding. Yes, like it or not the festive season is almost here and the world is letting us know.But while most people are thinking about dusting down the Christmas...
"It’s a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to."The above quote will probably be familiar to fans of The Hobbit and The Lord...
The quote in the title of this article comes from Tatyana McFadden.The American Paralympic star has won nearly 20 medals in multiple Games.Born with spina bifida, which paralysed her from the waist down, she refused to let her disability stop her, eventually being named the...
Just over two years ago, I suffered what paramedics originally thought was a heart attack, writes Craig Lewis.In fact, my ambulance assisted dash to hospital turned out to be for a bout of a condition called pericarditis, a rather unpleasant inflammation of the lining of...