Rich

Runner living in & exploring trails of South Cambs. 5k 17:55, HM 1:18, marathon 2:56. See @ramuscat for more of my science/global health tweets

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🕒 2:56:01 at the Boston (Lincolnshire) marathon!

✅ Knocked over a minute off my PB

🚜 Flat, fast course mainly in the countryside around Boston

🧵It’s taken a while to get my #marathon approach right again, here’s the ups & downs ⬇️

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#running @UKRunChat #medalmonday

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Caught sunrise and moonset this morning on my run - picture doesn’t quite do it justice #ukrunchat #running

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Morning 10 miler ✅

Moon out this morning too 🌖

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Ditched the Suffolk marshes and hit the trails today running over to Southwold #ukrunchat #running

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Suffolk marshes: lovely views but quite tough to run through and a fair few nettles to boot #ukrunchat #running

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Sunset running - will have to crack out the head torch soon #ukrunchat #running

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@StuGoulden @UKRunChat Today’s trail half had the best cake I’ve had at a finish line - would be tough to beat #ukrunchat

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Up and down all the way with some ploughed fields and rain to boot. #5 in the Royston Runners Harvest Trail #HalfMarathon #running #ukrunchat

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@StuGoulden @wingchun_dave @UKRunChat This is pre- and post-run at the Manchester to Liverpool 50mile ultra. Reminded me of my early days of running when I wasn’t going for time, just aiming to cover a distance. Miles 30-40 were the toughest, after that I knew I could make it even if I just walked #ukrunchat

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@StuGoulden @UKRunChat Would love to do the big 6 marathons one day. I’ve managed to do 1 so far (London) - would aim to to do Berlin next but haven’t had luck in the ballot #ukrunchat

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Up and down all the way with some ploughed fields and rain to boot. #5 in the Royston Runners Harvest Trail #HalfMarathon #running #ukrunchat

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@RebeccaLeek_ The book Invisible Women might have some good examples, there’s a few examples covered here although a bit more around design: https://t.co/gO2HpdYMts

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Out early for a nice hilly run on the trails #ukrunchat #running

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Lovely views from this morning’s run through Campbell Park, Milton Keynes #ukrunchat #running

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Easy Sunday run out in 🇩🇪 #ukrunchat #running

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Slightly shorter and easier going Sunday run out on the trails #ukrunchat #running

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@ro_jito @UKRunChat Congratulations on the big 💯! Very impressed by what you have done and pleased to say I was there at a couple of the same runs: London 2020, 23 and M2L, the latter two being some of my favourite runs #ukrunchat

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@ro_jito @UKRunChat My in-laws live in Bonn, Germany, and I am always spoilt for good runs there: trails through the nearby woods and countryside, running along the Rhine, the local parkrun or up and down the big hill they at the top of #ukrunchat

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Lovely morning out at @Wimpoleparkrun. One of the parkrunners, who also had a hand in setting up the parkrun, celebrated their 500th parkrun today - biscuits and cakes all round! #loveparkrun #ukrunchat #running

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Late one today pushing the buggy round #ukrunchat #running

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@wingchun_dave Is there any mandatory kit, what’s the course like and are there many aid stations?

If it were relatively flat with several aid stations and no-where remote, I’d be tempted to go for a smaller pack/belt, but if you need to be more self-reliant then I think 5L or 10L would work

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@wingchun_dave I feel for you - recently ran my first ultra and picking kit was the thing that stressed me the most.

I ran in a t-shirt so can’t advise on that point, but the Decathlon 10L pack was comfy, very good value and the right size for what I had to take (jacket, head torches, blanket)