We started the training run on Sunday with me having written 12m 30 on my left wrist.  This wasnt for distance or time, but for pace.  Claire at ‘checkpoint 2’ of trailwalker near Cocking on the South Downs Way The record for completing Trailwalker is 9 hours and 50 mins set by a Gurkha team a few years ago, although that isnt the record that caught our eye. The one that did was the time for a mixed gender team. Some quick maths told us that we would need to manage consistent sub 12 minute miles to have any kind … Continue reading Trailwalker Training Run Checkpoint 2 to 3 Cocking to Littleton Farm

Curry ?……..and Long Distance Running? …….Yes! After running 108 miles of The Greensand Way last year over the jubilee weekend (and raising £4000 for charity)  we were looking for something new this year as a running challenge.  When the chance to do 2.5 marathons over terrain with more climbing than Ben Nevis and Snowdon combined…..we thought about it……………when we heard they cooked Gurkha curry on the route…………. we signed up.  We’ve all maintained good fitness over the winter. Claire (hashing name Scrum Muffin) and I (hashing name Little Pecker) have done a lot of hashing, and an epic run from … Continue reading Trailwalker Training Checkpoint 2 – Running on the South Downs Way