Results from 2018's 20 marathon/ultras

NYPTRI long distance Triathlete 2017

Marathon 80 It’s Grim Up North Elescar Santa Dash

Round Ripon Ultra 3 rd female

2018 started off slow, I was not as motivated as usual. I had a really bad headache for the first few months of the year and did not train or race as much as usual. This meant that when I did race it took me longer to recover, making me reluctant to train, viscious circle. Still, in April I discovered that my headache was nothing more sinister than a type of migraine and with the help of the right medication it was soon a thing of the past and I felt like me again.

The next few months I tried to get back on track, but in September I had only managed to complete 8 of my goal of 20 marathon/ultras. not to be beaten, I entered a few events and in mid December I achieved my goal of 20 marathons in 2018.

So the year was not a complete disaster, and I also picked up a few prizes along the way and reached my 1000 Hardmoors miles at the White Horse marathon in June and am now always number 36 for Hardmoors events,

So here are the events and timings.

11/02/2018	Hardmoors Saltburn	06:21:18
17/03/2018	Hardmoors 55	12:56:10	1st FV50
08/04/2018	Manchester Marathon	04:14:57
22/04/2018	London Marathon	04:37:57
29/04/2018	Wainstones Marathon	05:48:26
27-28/05/2018	Hardmoors 110	33/00/00	4th lady
10/06/2018	Hardmoors White Horse	06:03:10	1st FV50
17/06/2018	Lakesman Full distance Triathlon run	14:45:15
15/07/2018	Its Grim up North Duncome Park Marathon	05:15:51
15/09/2018	Hardmoors 60	14:56:39
23/09/2018	Hull Marathon	04:05:28	1st FV50
30/09/2018	Its Grim up North Black Sheep 6 hour challenge	06:12:41	1st lady
06/10/2018	Round Ripon Ultra	07:04:54	3rd lady
14/10/2018	Yorkshire Marathon	04:09:25
21/10/2018	Hardmoors Osmotherley	06:27:40
10/11/2018	Hardmoors Goathland	05:49:05
11-Nov	Its Grim up North 4x4 Sun	05:02:29
18/11/2018	Newcastle Town Moor	04:14:20	1st FV50
09/12/2018	Hardmoors Roseberry Topping	07:01:03	Joint 1st FV50
15/12/2018	Its Grim up North Santa Dash	04:34:54

On 02/09/2018 I also completed the Helvellyn Triathlon, a 1 mile very cold swim, a 42 mile hilly cycle including the infamous Struggle followed by a 9 mile run up and down Helvellyn via Swirril Edge. I was very pleased to complete this as I have a fear of heights. I think this was helped by the thick fog. I was a little disappointed to have to walk the last couple of hundred yards of the struggle, after completing it in a practise ride the previous week.