The Arctic Idea When my sister, Olivia, passed away in 2018 I was about six weeks pregnant with Torcuil, my firstborn. Coronavirus followed the year after and then Henrietta was born in 2021. During these whirlwind years I had neither grieved nor celebrated Olivia. I decided that I should work towards doing something special for her 40th birthday. At the time I presumed I would get fit post second baby (hahaha) and that no one would sponsor me for running 100 miles through something as simple as a German forest. So I stumbled across the Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland and decided that was weird enough for a challenge. I had committed myself emotionally before I researched the final details of the trail. By then, although the date was still years away, I was not backing out. I would run the 100+ miles across Greenland, solo and self-supported. I would raise money for charity and ensure that a little bit of good came out of a devastating loss. Here is the link to my charity page: h...
Running an ultra distance from home