by jennevolve | May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Without a doubt I approached this whole endeavour with some naivety. My ego assumed that I could rely entirely on my physical and mental robustness built up thanks to 10 years in the military. Both of these have already been tested. Don’t get me wrong, I will keep...
by jennevolve | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Well I think that wins the award for most stupid thing I have ever done. I honestly wanted to remember a time when I had found something harder, ideally in my military career, but I came up stumps. Don’t get me wrong, I have completed endurance challenges before,...
by jennevolve | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Finished the Paris marathon yesterday. My body is in bits, walking is a struggle and stairs are, again, my nemesis. It was definitely harder than anticipated. I think a lot of people would assume it would be easy after completing an ultra-marathon. Nope, much worse!...
by jennevolve | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Crikey I’m pretty tired after that. However, weirdly, I think I will recover quicker than when I tried my first ultra last November. Despite being longer, the fact that there was less ascent overall means my legs aren’t in quite as much clip. On the other hand, the...
by jennevolve | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
How is it possible to feel such a deep sense of grief but also be excited for the freedom in front of you? It turns out that so many of us feel this way when we decide to leave the military. The Kubler-Ross grief cycle is real. I attended a career transition workshop...
