Scenery to lift spirits
Spartathlon 2018, Greece
© CHRIS MILLS
A damp, but joyful finish!
The hardest race I’ve ever run was the 153-mile Spartathlon. It’s an event with so much history, following in the footsteps of the ancient Greek messenger Pheidippides who was sent from Athens to Sparta to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. The event has tough qualift cation standards, and the race itself involves running through the night and climbing a mountain at the 100-mile point, all against a tight time cut-off.
I’m still figuring out my nutrition for races. It’s has been a huge process of trial and error. My staples are energy gels and baby food pouches, plus solid food like rice pudding and fruit like oranges and peaches. Sometimes I don’t know what I’ll fancy during a race and pack everything under the sun; Mars bars, caramel stroopwafels, chocolate milk and Pot Noodles.
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