New Events !
Tomorrow I’ll be off to Andorra, but meantime, I do have some news about a couple of additional events which are now confirmed for the remainder of this year.
Next on the calendar will be the Tentsmuir Challenge. This event is delivered by NU Limits Running and is new to the local race calendar.
Taking place on 18 October 2025, it is a timed loop race on established trails in Tentsmuir Forest. This is a location which is well known to me, just across the water in Fife.
The loop is 4.366 miles in length and the time allotted is eight hours, with the option of commencing a further full lap before 7.59.59 has elapsed, provided that final lap is completed within the hour.
There will be access to personal supplies at the start/finish point. The loop is largely flat and on mixed, non-technical trails. It is therefore a good opportunity to practice pacing strategy and to put some distance in the legs from a training perspective. For me it will be a bit like the D33 earlier this year, more a training event than a goal event for the year.
Following that in November is the Costa Blanca Trails race and I have already posted details of that race.
The final race on the 2025 calendar will be in December and I only received confirmation today of acceptance of my entry.
It will be the Centurion Running Winter Downs 200.
Starting on the 10 December 2025, this is a 200 mile single-stage race on a loop course in the South East of England.
The route and details are as below…
It is obviously a significant undertaking, particularly as I will be non-crewed for the event. There are only three aid stations. However, I do enjoy colder conditions although I am not sure they really know what winter is down there.
I am still entered into the Race Across Scotland in July 2026 but there is a reason for trying to squeeze in a 200 miler at this earlier stage. I won’t explain what that reason is right now but it does pertain to something else I have my eye on next year and I need some clarity as to whether or not I am going down the right road, literally and figuratively speaking!
So, a lot to train for and to focus my mind over the next couple of months. However, I cannot ignore my woes earlier on this year and I need to adopt a measured and sensible approach to my training if I am to prepare well, but more importantly, avoid further injury through over-training.
