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2022 A Great Year For Running

Today, I have now completed four years of running every day, or streaking as it is often called. This year I managed to run 4458 km (2770 miles), which is an average of 12km a day (about 7.5 miles). My total would have been a bit higher, but 2022 finished with two weeks of cold and one of covid – so

Ray at start of race

How far can I run in six hours?

On Sunday, I took part in a very different event from the 10km cross-country race I did on Saturday, see a post about Saturday’s race here. Sunday’s race was set up to see how many 5.4km laps of a hilly course the participants could complete in six hours. The race started at 10:30am and we had to fi

Cross Country Team

Cross-Country Fun

Today I ran in a low-key cross-country event at Shipley Park in Derbyshire, organised as part of the North Midlands XC League. These events have races for juniors and seniors, men and women. The running clubs enter, so there is no charge for the individuals who run, and everyone who wants to run can

3+ hours running in the Trent Valley

In praise of the 3-hour, low heart rate run

Low heart rate running has become very fashionable over the last few years, and I have certainly found it suits me. You can read more about it from Phil Maffetone here and about the 80:20 rule here. The essence of the low heart rate method is that you run lots of your miles slower, building up your

Pig Factory

What are the implications of a 26-storey pig skyscraper with more than a million pigs a year?

Sometimes a really stark example is what you need to get a clearer view of something that you normally don’t think about. This example of a 26-story pig skyscraper producing and slaughtering over one million pigs a year has made me think about meat eating in general. From a pig welfare point of vi

Ray getting a medal from Stu

The South and North Ultra – November 2022

I spent the weekend having a lot of fun taking part in the Ranger Ultra South and North races. On Saturday, the race was 50 km from Ashbourne to Edale, on relatively easy paths and terrain. Sunday was a much more demanding 43 km from Marsden to Edale, down the Pennine Way, taking in Black Hill, Blea

Ray Poynter at the race

A World Team Bronze

On Saturday, 3 September, I participated in the World Masters Mountain Running Championship in Clonmel, Ireland. I took part because I wanted to experience a World Masters event, and I wanted to find out if I was good enough to take part in events at this level. I have been to Ireland before, but ev