Me with my Thames Ring 250 medal in the sun

Me at the finish line of the Thames Ring 250 wearing my finisher medal

Me inside after finishing the Thames Ring 250 with my number and medal on while standing in front of the table with the results whiteboard on it.

A very worthy #medalmonday post after #running the Thames Ring 250 last week. 256 miles in 87:31:34 on just 7 hours kip and with feet still running after 200 miles but destroyed by the end.

Just the best experience! Loved it! #TR250

Finally found a good plan to prevent me getting annoyed at idiots driving too fast down country lanes when I’m #running : do my long run late at night! 😁

Even snuck inside 5:30 for 50km with a full pack. A lovely Friday treat! 😎 Onwards towards the #TR250 which is less than 7 weeks away.

A nice bit of easy #running along the Chelmer from Chelmo to Heybridge and along the coast to Goldhanger and then home yesterday. Good training for #TR250 and Lovely views!

A photo of Layer Marney Tower

A photo of Layer Marney Tower

A photo of me in front of Layer Marney Tower

My Injinji socks after the run

One of only two good runs since 2 Feb today. Still a little uncertain at losing 2 weeks of main training time for #TR250, but at least I enjoyed #running again, especially running wet trails and paths to Layer Marney Tower for some Tudor architecture 😎 Also loving my Injinji toe socks 😬

Running home from train stations, one of my favourite long distance training sessions. Exploring a new route today for another 21km #running with the #TR250 pack on. Questionable routing choices by the Garmin, but saw a path to a tree I recognised from a more picturesque run a couple of years ago

Run details over a photo of Eli eating while leaning against a tree

Eli running

Eli looking over a fishing lake

Eli running along a trail in the woods

Much easier #running training for the #TR250 A casual Runch with my youngest through woods near us. Another chance to get used to the pack and an outdoor mobile lunch. Eli was obsessed with when he could eat so I think he’s a natural at ultras! 🤣 7km is a huge distance pb for him too! 🤩

In 100 days, I start my biggest challenge ever for @cruk-ci.bsky.social attempting to run 2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ miles non-stop round the Thames Ring.

IF I can complete this within the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ hour cutoff, I’ll then run my 15th #LondonMarathon, back to back 🏃🏻‍♂️

Stay tuned….

#runningallovercancer #TR250
#TeamCRUK

The wife pushed me out the door (I don’t like feels like -5°C) but enjoyed being on trails for a couple of hours. It was very pretty and I had enough layers on not to really feel the chill. Definitely had plenty left in the tank; perfect for #TR250 #running

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Was a cold walk to school with the smallest but much warmer testing my new backpack for Thames Ring 250 at Runch. Backpack was amazing so very happy with that, my #running performance less so! #TR250