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The weekly letters
A letter every Thursday for back-of-the-pack runners: cut-offs, walking breaks, eating on the move and the kit that earns its place.
Doing the cut-off sums the night before
Twenty minutes at the kitchen table with a pencil, and why it is the best part of my preparation.
Nov 5, 2026 · 8 min readRead: Doing the cut-off sums the night beforeWhy I walk every uphill and no one minds
Walking the climbs from the first mile is not giving up. It is how the last mile gets run.
Oct 29, 2026 · 6 min readRead: Why I walk every uphill and no one mindsEating something real at hour six
Gels stop working somewhere in the afternoon. Here is what I eat instead, and how I carry it.
Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min readRead: Eating something real at hour sixWhat goes in a drop bag and what stays home
One bag, one list and the three things I always wish I had packed.
Oct 15, 2026 · 9 min readRead: What goes in a drop bag and what stays homeWalking breaks on a timer, not on a feeling
Why I walk for five minutes in every thirty whether I feel like it or not.
Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min readRead: Walking breaks on a timer, not on a feelingThe aid station is not a place to sit
A plan for the three minutes inside the tent, so the chair never gets a say.
Oct 1, 2026 · 8 min readRead: The aid station is not a place to sit
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