Richard Bray

South Devon, the further most point of the South Coast of the UK. A rugged landscape set next to one of the most beautiful stretches of water ever seen. Emma and I drove down on the friday night after work. 4.5hrs in the car was a tough trek and we got to bed late. Not […]

It was a cold wet morning with the sun peaking through the clouds. We had travelled to Dorset with a crew of friends ready for the Endurance Life Dorset Race series. I had tried to convince Fabien, Westo and Tim to do the Marathon (29Mile / 47km) course but none of them were up for […]

What was meant to be a glorious run in the sun turned out to be a demonising run in the rain. The Nice to Cannes Marathon or the Marathon Des Alpes-Maritimes as the locals call it, is a run from Nice to Cannes along the coast line. The French Riviera is synonymous with fine weather, fine food […]

After starting the year with ambitions of hitting the sub 3hr mark, work and wedding commitments took over and my training faltered.  A few long runs and some steady base runs got me to the start line but I knew this was not going to be a sub 3hr run. I set out with the […]

I thought running across the desert was hard – try training for an ironman. An Ultra run involves only running so, as long as you are developing your running and strength, you will do well. An Ironman requires you to train for 3 disciplines and the cycling is the most crucial as you spend the […]

Paris Marathon 2011. Round 2 of the Parisian race. This year I was returning as a supporter for Emma who was running her first marathon. Although her training hasn’t been good, she was determined to give it a go. We arrived in Paris on the Saturday morning and headed straight to the Expo to get registered. […]

The Endurance Life South Devon Race was my first tough challenge of the year. Unfortuantely I underestimated the challenge and overestimated my fitness! We got down to Devon on the Friday night after another hard week at work. After a disjointed sleep in an uncomfortable bed, I work early with fire in my belly. Emma […]