The Journey to Lakeland - S02E06 - Becoming an Ultra Runner
Channel: Trail Running Wales
Date: 20/09/2020

The Journey to Lakeland – Episode 6

The Lakeland 50 ultramarathon is one of the UK’s best and most sought after ultramarathon races. 

In their own words:

“The Lakeland 50 is one of the greatest ultra-trail challenges in Europe, perhaps the world. It is run over the second half of the Lakeland 100 Ultra Tour of the Lake District, completing the final 50 miles of the 100 course. As it’s only half of the Lakeland 100 course it’s the easy option.. right? That’s the first and worst error you could possibly make..”

Welcome to my VLOG about Becoming an Ultra Runner (Season 2). 

In this episode, I follow three friends who are attempting a 50k ultra marathon on a random Saturday. All three of them were unable to attend races due to COVID Lockdown in Caerphilly, South Wales, so they decided to run a 50k within Caerphilly County

The vlog will cover all aspects of my journey to the Lakeland 50 race in July. This includes come out for runs, training plans, gear, diet, and fitting that all around my busy life. 

Strength, Mobility, Skill Development and of course… running have helped me get to a place where I’m ready for the distance. Like many trail and ultra-runners, I have high ambitions. One of these is to complete 100-mile distances next year.

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