by the traditional shout of "one more hill to go" (I think I’ve covered lying marshals in a previous blog, it’s got to be part of the job description because they all do it). The rest of the race was undulating but I glided up and down with a smile on my face

is raising money for the Cardiomyopathy Association, and you can sponsor him at virginmoneygiving.com/JamesFricker

you’re all getting on in the build-up to your respective events – keep the miles up and if you can spare a few quid please donate - http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JamesFricker

race down in Devon. This will give me a taste of ultra running. In the meantime I will be trying to reach an average of 80 miles per week – and I'd love to hear about other people's training. Get involved!James is raising money for the Cardiomyopathy

I love my food; I just don’t like carrying it, who does? It’s heavy and awkward to the extent that I even hate coming out of Tesco and walking to the car with bags – that’s how much I hate carrying food.Now my problem with the MdS is that part of the running ‘experience’ is that ...

to purchase she kindly let me borrow her sleeping bag. I tested it on for size – see picture, right. It’s as light as a feather and as you can see fits perfectly! For the first time since I started training for the MdS in October I decreased my weekend long

of this Fricker," I thought, "stretch the legs out, open the motor..." I got over-excited and took a comedy tumble that wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Charlie Chaplin movie – quick assessment: no damage done, just a little dent in my pride. I picked myself

right calf was screaming at me and my ankle was making noises. If it could talk, I would have heard, “F**k you Jamie and your running.”I found myself pondering where I could pull out and how I could get my training partner to pick me up after he