For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to run long distance. I also thought it would be a good idea to run longer than a marathon distance (42.2 km). I will be running the Surrey Hills Ultra 60km Challenge on the 24 September. It is a 60km (37.2 miles, that is from the London Eye to Staines and back!) race with 2050m of elevation, for reference the UK's tallest peak Ben Nevis is 1345m! If that wasn't bad enough, it is also a 6 AM start, so no lay in for me! It starts in Haslemere and finishes just past Dorking. I aim to complete this challenge in 8.5 hours.

I am partaking in this activity on behalf of Animal Free Research UK (formerly Dr Hadwen Trust).

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