In a moment of madness (or sheer stupidity) I have managed to sign myself up for an Ultra marathon next year – the 2024 Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge that starts and ends at Henley on Thames with an evelation of 920 m. The good news is that it’s over a year away so I should at least be able to put in some serious training! To that end I have signed up with Runna and enrolled on their 50 K training plan. The plan covers a 16-week period so I will be able to supplement it or even complete a couple of iterations.

So why a 50 K? Well aside from being a serious challenge it’s mainly because I think that the slower pace of a longer event like this would suit me better than a marathon or a half. Also there’s absolutely no shame in walking large parts of the distance! I think too that having a large event booked far in advance it will give me the impetus to enroll in other events along the way,