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Singing for Nepal

September 15, 2015

Posted in Adventure, General, Inspiration

Rest assured, I’m not singing… but I am delighted to be speaking at this great event for Nepal on the…

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Langdale Xmas Pudding 10km - 4th 🚀 My final race o

Langdale Xmas Pudding 10km - 4th 🚀 My final race of the year.

Missed a PB by a few seconds in 36:43. Not the fastest course with a muddy start/finish and I was surprised to be moving up through a field of quick runners. I knew I had to get a move on and break ahead if I wanted a PB. Despite a sprint finish, consistency is key so thought I'd finish 4th, like most of my races this year 😂

It's tempting to try and hit 3,000 running miles for the year. But everyone is comparing themselves to others upstream. The numbers on Strava don't matter unless you enjoy where you're going, and the younger faster Alex was also very underweight and miserable.

2026 is the year for speed, shorter and faster. And I can't wait to see what's possible.

Thanks for the support @inov_8 @ellisbrigham @voomnutrition @lakelandroads 🙏🏻

#langdale #lakelandtrails #10km

Kendal has so many good trails and footpaths headi

Kendal has so many good trails and footpaths heading out into the countryside. The hardest part is often choosing one...

The Lancaster Canal @towpath_trail needs our support to persuade local decision makers to enable improvement works from Kendal to Stainton, so it's accessible for more people to enjoy for their physical and mental health.

Please share, like and comment to help us show that the Kendal community is behind this. Thank you 🙏🏻

#Kendal #WhatsOnKendal #CampaignForChange

Excited to be speaking at Fort William @mountainfe

Excited to be speaking at Fort William @mountainfestival 2026!

Fort William is literally the adventure capital of the UK and the oldest mountain festival, so I'm chuffed to be speaking about human-powered adventures with @reizkultur and @ktclimbandmountaineering. Hopefully they let me speak first 😂

I'll be talking about the 446 Challenge, 3 Peaks Run and my various other daft adventures. Come and join us some for winter inspiration on Friday the 13th February (it can only go well). Tickets now available via the link in my bio.

#theOG #fortwilliam #fortwilliammountainfestival

We plan for challenges and races, but don't always

We plan for challenges and races, but don't always plan for afterwards...

Today is 6 months since starting the 446 Challenge in Dartmoor on the 16th May. Admittedly I haven't spoken much about it since, but mostly I haven't really wanted to. The post-challenge blues are real! It brings mixed emotions when you've spent so long invested in one thing and the world quickly moves on.

But I got carried away looking at the (3,000+) photos from the challenge, lots of which haven't been shared. So the 6-month anniversary felt like a good time to celebrate and share a few behind the scenes moments and favourite memories, in no particular order...

📸 Photos @aviewfrommycamera_ @jo.davenport.camera @ianwoodphotography and more @ultra.im.possible for a future post!

#446challenge #throwback #ultrarunning #trailrunning #ultraendurance #hillbagging #lakedistrict #helvellyn #inov8 #ellisbrigham #mindovermountains #roadcycling

It's time to close my 446 Challenge fundraising pa

It's time to close my 446 Challenge fundraising page at a grand total of £38,055.87 @mindomountains (incl. GiftAid)

Naturally I'm gutted to miss my £100k target but I've always set the bar high, otherwise we'll never know what's possible. You can't just do a hard challenge and hope for the best nowadays (unless you're viral on TikTok)

But as @jakecoatesart said to me @prideofbritain in 2017:
"It's not how much you raise: it's the difference you make"

The money raised could fund at least 370 people to attend Mind Over Mountains walks and retreats in the mountains, alongside our professional coaches and counsellors, to find respite from mental health challenges that might take months on a waiting list to get help. Tragically, some of those people might otherwise make a permanent decision for a temporary problem: suicide is now the biggest killer of people under 35 in the UK.

The generosity of so many people along the way meant the world to me. Looking at all the companies below who sponsored a peak and the 384 people who donated on @justgiving is emotional. You know who you are.

The challenge might be over but THANK YOU all for making this adventure worthwhile 🙏🏻

#overandout #446challenge #mindovermountains #throwback #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcharity #ultrarunning #ukchallenges #grateful #nuttalls #hillbagging #ultraendurance #charitychallenges #charityfundraising

Delamere Nightrunner 10km - 1st 🥇 I grew up next

Delamere Nightrunner 10km - 1st 🥇

I grew up next to Delamere Forest so it's always fun being back on the home patch. Once again the whipper snappers went out the gates at 5km pace and slipped away, so I employed my usual tactic of catching them on the downhill instead 😂 I'm not a fell racer but do love throwing myself down trails, with a CR on the Old Pale descent (2:48) and big course PB despite the dark.

It's hardly UTMB but I was proud of myself regardless, especially after a marathon on Monday and the recent Stanifourth performances...

Thanks @epiceventsltd and all the volunteers for a great night as always. Thanks also @inov_8, @ellisbrigham, @coros_uk and @petzl_official Swift RL for lighting the way. Necked a bottle of @voomnutrition Fusion Fuel beforehand. Or maybe it was the garlic bread? It's the future.

#nightrunner #delamere #delamerenightrunner #delamereforest #trailrace #epicevents #trailrunning #inov8 #ellisbrigham #coros #voomnutrition

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