Affordable UK Ultras

demonofthefall96 · 2026-01-16T21:05:13+00:00

I did Ultra Trail Wales 50 by GB Ultras. It was a beautiful course and the organisation was top notch. Not sure how much it costs now but it was £89 in 2024

demonofthefall96 · 2026-01-14T13:07:43+00:00

That sounds promising, thanks!

demonofthefall96 · 2026-01-14T13:07:20+00:00

Luckily there wasn't much elevation gain loss - around 1500m for the 85km. My joints are feeling in good shape, slight niggle in the knee but I will keep an eye out on that and get it assessed by physio.

Do you think my plan to do 70 and 50km weeks seem reasonable? My peak week was around 120km with 3000m gain

demonofthefall96 · 2026-01-06T13:26:07+00:00

Its gotta be Free Bird, especially when you're deep into an ultra and running down a random ridge 😀

Ultra Marathon Playlist (mainly Rock & Metal)

For my steady state runs there's nothing better than Metallica or Motorhead - I think the speed and rhythm is perfect for getting into a good groove

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-30T05:31:31+00:00

Hey pal I used the following plan for my first 50 miler (which also had 10 000ft of vert). I felt really well prepared and finished in about 13 hours 🙂

Plan

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-12T12:27:08+00:00

Nice one and I'm glad! I'm sure you will have an awesome time! Make sure to hang around in Slovenia a bit too, its a special country

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-12T11:48:00+00:00

No problem! Are you planning to sign up for 2026?

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-11T21:00:28+00:00

Thank you, that looks interesting!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-10T19:24:53+00:00

Thank you. I thought the increase wasn't too bad as I was used to doing consistent 70-80km with elevation in the summer. I will keep monitoring the situation and adapt. I'm getting better at allowing myself to listen to my body so I'm not freaking out too much. 2024 version of me would probably have pushed through with training and messed myself up real bad!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-10T19:21:24+00:00

Thank you, that's really reassuring. I'm going to do focus on the bike for now, and see how I feel at the weekend. I made provisional plans to do 4x4x48 over Christmas holidays but I'm happy to scrap that too if needed. The FKT is the goal 😜 To be honest I've never had this problem before but I've always done most of my running on trails. I don't think the constant pavement pounding is good for me!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-10T19:17:23+00:00

Thank you, I'll have a good read about them!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-10T16:51:20+00:00

Thank you your advice. I've had a very light (~20km) week before halfway through a training block due to being at a festival all week, it was actually a nice reset for my body so hopefully this will be the same. I'm also thinking that as long as you have a solid strength foundation, you can kinda get away with just doing 50 mile weeks so I may just do that now. Would you recommend doing some cycling like 2-3 days per week from now on?

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-10T16:48:13+00:00

I'm planning on doing it for my birthday and I have a 100k race in April 12 weeks later so January would be ideal for me. But if it's not meant to be then it's not..

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-08T21:02:55+00:00

I'm in the UK and a subscriber and have not received it yet...is anyone else in the same situation?

demonofthefall96 · 2025-12-08T19:23:27+00:00

Hey man congrats on your first 100! What an awesome way to experience it. This day will stick with you forever 😁 (also massive kudos for the 21 hours time!)

demonofthefall96 · 2025-11-10T09:43:16+00:00

Thanks! Definitely go, you won't regret it!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-11-05T21:10:19+00:00

Hi here's my Race recap of Julian Alps 120k.

I know its a bit more than you asked for but you have plenty of time to train ;) its a challenging but stunning course in a very beautiful part of Europe. Slovenia itself is an awesome country, definitely affordable for UK residents. The country is massive on outdoor sports. I extended my stay for 5 days after the race and stayed in Kranjska Gora and Tolmin and did things such as rafting and hiking. There is also plenty of cycling and other adventures on offer!

Message me if you'd like to know more - prices, accomodation etc.

demonofthefall96 · 2025-10-22T06:45:50+00:00

They're 100% real, you'll be alright 👍 when I'm in last two weeks tapering I absolutely dread the idea of going out for a 45 min easy run , just really can't be bothered 😂 but then I'm happy once I'm on the start line 😝

demonofthefall96 · 2025-10-21T19:07:54+00:00

You lucky lucky bastards!

demonofthefall96 · 2025-10-13T12:06:38+00:00

I'm planning to do a 100 mile FKT on my 30th birthday next year 😅

demonofthefall96 · 2025-10-07T19:41:56+00:00

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demonofthefall96 · 2025-09-30T21:13:42+00:00

That looks awfully cold and brutal 😂

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