WHW 2019 Saved by a Sleep!
WHW 2019 Saved by a Sleep! First attempt at writing a blog about any running event, but I feel grateful for all the previous blogs and podcasts which gave me some great tips for my first WHW attempt so feel it is only right that I contribute in some small way. My 1 st WHW attempt was on the back of limited ultra experience (2 x River Ayr Way and one Fling), but after crewing for Iain Young last year, I took the plunge and put my hat in the ring!! Training had all gone reasonably to plan with some big runs including north to south WHW over three days, Lairig Ghru out and back, Galloway hills, Ayrshire coastal path, and the dreaded Lochside – Drovers to Rowardennan and back. I had also done Calendar park 8hr race in Feb (which I loved and manged just over 45miles), and the Fling where I knocked 1hr 14min of my time coming in at 10:43:46. Weekly mileage for the year is low by many peoples standards averaging at 37miles per week but about a year ago after constant n