by jennevolve | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you want to fall in love with the U.K. then this is the way to do it. Whether you take 9 days or 23, it’s your journey and your challenge. This is adventure challenge number 5 of 12 for me this year and, so far, it’s my favourite. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not my...
by jennevolve | May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
I am four days away from starting the biggest cycle of my life and I honestly can’t decide if I am excited or dreading it. From a physical perspective, and looking at my cycling totals over the last few months, I’m completely and utterly insane. I’ve barely touched my...
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...
