Just a normal guy trying his hand at ultra running. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-36754787-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @runningismental)http://runningismental.tumblr.com/ I&#8217;m in no way a Marathon des Sables expert but after running across the desert there are...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/51724922472http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/51724922472Thu, 30 May 2013 15:23:22 +0100Stage Five: 42km With the race almost over, emotions were high. Having a day&#8217;s rest...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/51714743910http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/51714743910Thu, 30 May 2013 11:07:55 +0100We arrived as the sun&#8217;s harshest rays wear beating down, so we decided to take a break to...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/50644577959http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/50644577959Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:14 +0100Stage Four: 75.6&#160;km It&#8217;s the day that everyone dreads, the day that most see as the start...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/50643847818http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/50643847818Fri, 17 May 2013 11:13:58 +0100Stage Three: 37.7Km By day three you realise that there&#8217;s no easy day when it comes to the...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/49690222935http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/49690222935Sun, 05 May 2013 16:18:00 +0100Stage two: 30.7km &#8220;This is the toughest stage I&#8217;ve ever run&#8221; said Mohamad...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/49355312718http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/49355312718Wed, 01 May 2013 13:39:00 +0100Stage One: 37.2km After not much sleep - an unplanned pre race ritual of mine, I began prepping my...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48843944761http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48843944761Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:42:33 +0100The Toughest Footrace on Earth – The Marathon des Sables, April 2013 Done and dusted. Two years of...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48435847079http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48435847079Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:42:20 +0100Purpose » Matt returns from the Sahara!: And the return interviewhttp://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48360024953http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48360024953Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:31:13 +0100Purpose » Running is mental!: Work caught up with me before I left for the Saharahttp://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48359999889http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/48359999889Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:30:47 +0100Hello, this post - and all those for the next 10 or so days - will be written by me, Nadia,...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/47137847390http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/47137847390Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:03:06 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f177667267467704b309433ef582c0a/tumblr_mjeqykguEZ1r13b4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/44958015505http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/44958015505Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:18:20 +0000<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lQ6jwXIVjgo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>If you’ve got a spare 90-ish minutes then this is well worth a watch.</p>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/44931032284http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/44931032284Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:07:54 +0000It&#8217;s always a good idea to test yourself Training can be boring. If you ask any professional...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/43894508632http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/43894508632Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:18:00 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2b5529c78b6b3da0aad3c1526aa7f0c/tumblr_mf1291u3WI1r13b4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brooks Pure Grit – still clean</p>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914919486http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914919486Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:08:59 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97d9b46600526f2e8ea83307097103e4/tumblr_mf13jdrLYU1r13b4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brooks Pure Grit Running Is Mental score</p>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914916769http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914916769Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:08:56 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2005d75b496258950aae20eb8c67fdbb/tumblr_mf126t9fGk1r13b4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brooks Pure Grit in action</p>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914913464http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914913464Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:08:52 +0000<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/runningismental/37914908556/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_37914908556" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Brooks Pure Grit after a bit of wet weather running</p>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914908556http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914908556Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:08:46 +000014th December – London I&#8217;ve been searching for a decent race spec trail shoe for a while now,...http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914900784http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37914900784Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:08:37 +0000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef123qc8g1r13b4bo1_250.png"/><br/><br/>http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37043985918http://runningismental.tumblr.com/post/37043985918Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:08:27 +0000