Journey to the end

Winter Spine Sprint 2023 In January  I did a Winter Spine race, in many ways my biggest and most daunting running challenge to date, so I couldn't help but write a bit about the whole experience.  It's hard to explain how extremely mixed the emotions were - it really was one of those times I hated and loved at the same time. I'm so proud and pleased to have finished, it felt like one of the great successes of my life and I absolutely never want to do it again. I didn't take a single picture out on the course, but here are my before and after selfies. You can see something of the experience in my face! The Sprint is a much lesser challenge than the full Spine - we don't get the experience of multiple days' sleep deprivation, exhaustion and the really long term toll on feet and body.   The name  Sprint  shows something of the organisers' sense of humour - it's 72km from Edale to Hebden Bridge, but I'd guess most of us who'd sign up for ...