WHITE-PEAK

Update - 25 September, 2013 - I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support I have received. Two weeks into trying to collect sponsorship, I have now exceeded my target. Thank you so much for everyone who has sponsored me. Now all I have to do is run nearly 70 km in just over 2 weeks time! Yikes... 4 weeks later and I found myself lining up to start the St Maurice Ultra (The Défis du Jubilé), a trail run through some historical biblical sites in the Swiss canton of Valais. Not quite the monster race that the Mont Blanc Ultra is, there are a number of stages ranging from 7 km to 68 km. Given the lack of training, and the fact that it was my first, I opted for the 52 km race. And amazingly I achieved my two goals…to finish and to not come last!... Rather than get it out of my system, I now have a taste for ultra running, so this year on October 12th I will be going for the full 68 km race, with over 2000 m of vertical gain covering all seven stages in one day. And in doing so, I..