Has been going long. He’s:
Assisted an ultra-endurance-runner friend over the course of
two of the five stages in a successful attempt on the Bob Graham Round; a 66 mile, 27,000
ft circuit of 42 of the highest peaks in the Lake District - all to be completed
within 24 hours. The challenge was completed, but with only a few minutes to spare… Some scene-setting
footage appears here.
Knocked out a personal best in the 56 mile Bullock Smithy ultra fell race, with a
truly impressive 18th overall finish in a time of 12 hours and 27
minutes.
Performed 'encouragement duty' for Rosie W in the Kielder
Marathon (pic). Speaking of…
Rosie W
Has concentrated on distance running and, as above, built up
enough endurance to race the hilly, twisty and altogether brutally difficult Kielder Marathon where - thanks to some
incredibly meticulous preparation and solid-race-plan execution - she completed
the event well up the (massive) field and finished 38th in category.
Jon Z
Has continued to baffle medical professionals by performing
at a level - given his conditions - that just shouldn’t be possible. He’s:
Finished 2nd in age group at the tough Ampleforth
College half-marathon, which he completed in 2.06.08, over five minutes quicker
than his last attempt at the event in 2017.
Raced the Outlaw X half-ironman distance triathlon at Thoresby
Hall (1.2 mile swim / 56 mile bike / 13.1 mile run), in which he battled
through very cold conditions and a race of genuine attrition to take an
age-group podium spot and his fourth consecutive Outlaw trophy.
Completed the Bridlington half-marathon in horrendously
cold, windy and miserable conditions that saw a quarter of the field simply not
even start.
Emma S
Has been mixing it up as usual. She’s:
Raced the ‘Crazy Legs’ Darley Moor Sprint Duathlon where -
in spite of feeling her performance was slightly below par - finished well up
the highly-competitive ITU-qualifier-event field.
Slotted in the Pontefract Half-marathon.
Returned to duathlons to compete in the ETU-qualifier Bedford
Sprint draft-legal event on a fully closed circuit where, during the first run
leg of the race - and in spite of driving rain and gusty winds - she registered
her fastest 5K effort in about five years to finish in a very credible time of
1.22.18.
Highlight time! Emma’s performances have been good enough to
mean she’s qualified for the 2020 European Triathlon Union championships to be
held in Spain.
Steve W
Has also mixed things up. He’s:
Taken on the six-special-timed-stage Dukes Weekender 70
kilometre Gravel Enduro bike race in the vast forests of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National
Park.
Scored an age group victory and a high overall position in
the Derby Sprint triathlon.
Left his comfort zone to race in a longer-than-usual-for-him
off-road duathlon in the form of the tough Kielder Run Bike Run event (11k run /
25k Bike / 6k run) in which - in spite of well and truly running on empty in
the last run stage - had done enough damage on the gravel-bike leg to secure a
15th overall position; beating, in the process, a certain Steve
Cram!
Steve C
Has continued in his laudable quest to rehabilitate the
still-sometimes-challenging Albert-the-rescue-dog by ‘packing’ with him (as only people like Steve are able) in the Canicross Midlands Box End Cani-X.
