I started out this training block with the aim of fulfilling my first big marathon related goal of running sub 2:45 (The loftier long term goals will take years of hard work and dedication and lots of marathons and lots of learning).

A new event! After a tattooed harrier thought he would introduce me to this race, I quickly read up about it and sent off the application form. The superb organisers down at Centurion Running had concocted the idea of creating a 100 mile race with an emphasis purely focused on attempting to break ultra distance records that had been set in the 70’s.