Once a month I’ll share a short summary of the Badwater135 build: training highlights, the odd race, a story or two I’ve picked up along the way, and where the journey’s at.
No spam, no pestering — just one email a month. If you’re chasing a big goal of your own, I hope it nudges you to start, stick with it, and go further than you thought you could.
This week had a very literal kick up the backside. I slipped on the ice on day one and landed square on my lower back and butt. That set the tone: the glutes were working overtime from the start. Add in lots of skinning uphill on skis, running the alpine roads and then skiing with the kids in the afternoons, and it turned into a big, slightly chaotic training block.
My Mum was an orphan. She built a family - raised three of us, held us together, made something from almost nothing. My Dad came from a very modest background in a northern town.
In this episode, Ben and Fletch discuss what to do when you can’t set a training plan. The weeks when there are so many variables that it’s impossible to stick to a plan - like when you break down on a journey to France and slip on some ice.