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At the finish

Running 70K in the High Peak

Yesterday, on Saturday, I took part in the Ultra Rangers High Peak race. In this race, there were options for 18km, 70 km, and 100km. I chose the 70K for two reasons. The first is that I’m not in great running shape (by my standards) at the moment so the 100K would be really difficult. But secondly,

Luxemburg Gardens, Paris

Digital Nomad – September 2025

I am fortunate enough to spend chunks of each year as a digital nomad, for example, working for a client in country A while actually being located in countries X, Y, and Z. This post will serve as a sort of diary and a reminder for my later years of these fun times. I hope it will also bring some v

Ray at the finish of the race

Running can be for nearly everyone

I took part in a great event today, a 6-hour race, organised by Rasselbock Running, at the Holme Pierrepont rowing lake. The format is straightforward; they mark and marshal a 5.5 km route, and the participants complete laps within the time limit. In my case, I try to do as many laps as possible, an

Looking back at the lake

Another try at running in the heat

Last week, I took part in a great event, the Al Andalus Ultimate Trail, a five-day stage race in Andalusia, Spain. I knew it was going to be hard, and it turned out that way. I did not meet my main goal of completing the whole race, but I did run almost a marathon a day for four days, in temperature

My race number, 444

The Tonjinbo 62km Ultra

I am just back from taking part in the 2025 Tojinbo 62km ultra, and it has been a great experience. So, at the risk of boring everybody, here is the story, with pictures.

Ray’s Theory of Running 😊

Here is a short post showing my approach to running races. Basically, I control my effort via hear rate and I let my pace be an outcome – which means running is more enjoyable and I still run quite well.

Ray Running

Knowing when to throttle back

You have to listen to your body. I nearly typed you sometimes have to listen, but actually you always need to listen to it and I had to do just that, last week.