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Thirty by Thirty

The Challenge

To complete thirty ultramarathons by my 30th birthday.
COMPLETED IN JULY 2016!! 
Early retirement has commenced.


Completed Ultras

2010
1. Caesar's Camp Endurance - 50 miles

2011
2. Deeside Way - 33 miles
3. Highland Fling - 53 miles
4. Clyde Stride - 40 miles
5. Glenmore 12 Hour - 72 miles
6. Glen Ogle - 30 miles

2012
7. Deeside Way - 33 miles
8. Highland Fling - 53 miles
9. West Highland Way - 95 miles
10. Speyside Way Race - 36.5 miles
11. Sri Chimnoy 24 Hour Race - 118 miles

2013
12. Deeside Way - 33 miles
13. Perth Celtic-Anglo Plate - 100km
14. IAU World Championships 24 Hour Race Steenbergen - 125 miles
15. Clyde Stride - 40 miles
16. Glenmore 12 Hour 
17. High Peak - 40 miles

2014
18. Glasgow to Edinburgh - 56 miles
19. Cateran Trail - 55 miles
20. Great Glen Way - 72 miles
21. Thunder Run 24 Hour -
22. Glenmore 12 Hour - 69 miles

 2015
23. TransGranCanaria - 125km
24. World 24 Hour Championshinps Torino - 180km
25. Highland Fling - 53 miles
26. Great Glen Way Double - 144 miles
27. Thunder Run 24 Hour - 
2016
28. John Muir Way - 50km
29. Cateran Trail - 55 miles
30. St Cuthbert's Way Ultra - 100km

Rules
  • Races must be equal to or exceed a distance of 30 miles 
  • The race must be an official event - running above 30 miles on a training run does not count
  • Multi-day ultras: each day in which a distance of over 30 miles is run will count as an individual ultra
  • Withdrawing from a race does not count even if over 30 miles has been covered
  • When completing a time-based event, running 30 miles or more will count
  • Thirty races are to be completed before my 30th birthday in March 2017


Comments

  1. Anonymous3 September 2016 at 06:26

    All that in slightly less than 6 years. My legs hurt just reading the list

    ReplyDelete
  2. Experience Life Your Way18 September 2016 at 08:41

    You are incredible and inspiring

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