Ade Runs

The Fractured Marathon, Calke Abbey, 30th November 2021. The Fractured Marathon, organised by Peak-Running, consists of 10 timed laps around Calke Abbey, Ticknell, Derbyshire.  For this event, each lap is 2.6 miles (4.2km) in length with each lap starting on the half-hour between 5pm and 10pm and competitors can only start the next lap if they are back within 30-minutes.  Therefore, runners have to complete all ten laps to achieve the full marathon distance. There is the option to either run the course as part of a team with each member running between 2 and 5 laps, or else to do the whole lot solo.  I opted for the solo run. I was drawn to this event due to the opportunity to do some night racing, with sunset towards the end of the second lap.  There also seemed to be a degree of strategy to the whole event i.e. do you race round in 24-25 minutes and allow yourself 5-6 minutes of rest each lap, or do you take your time and have a relaxed 28-29 minute lap with only a gentle stroll back

This is a repost of a race report submitted to Reddit in October 2019 regarding the Stort 30. ### Race information * **What?** Stort30 * **When?** October 27th, 2019 * **How far?** 30 Miles (48km) - 15 miles down the canal and back * **Website?** https://www.challenge-running.co.uk ### Goals | Goal | Description | Completed? | |-------|----------------|----------------| | A      |<5 hours       | *No*           | | B      |<6 hours       | *Yes*          | | C      |Finish           | *Yes*          | Side goal: run marathon distance in under 4hrs 30 min | *Yes* | ### Training After years of convincing myself that running was something I didn’t like, I was persuaded a couple of years ago to do the hot new thing - Parkrun! Had a couple of local 5 to 8 mile races in the meantime but always seemed to prefer the joy of the long weekend run when I could settle down into a groove after a couple of km and catch up with a handful of podcasts. Probably being an introvert, I never had the

Hello, I'm Ade. I took up running as an adult in March 2017 to try Parkrun and having sort of enjoyed it, have been out on the roads and trails most weeks since.  After looking for some variety and some inspiration, I joined Chesapeake Road Runners in early 2020.  This blog is just a collection of notes taken of some of the more notable events covered since then. Find me on Strava:  https://www.strava.com/athletes/28507422