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James went for a hike
May 16, 2026
Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge 2026 (first half only)
Sadly, this beast of an Ultra Challenge got the better of me, so I was "only" able to complete the Day 1 distance of 59km. Featuring brutal hills and a bit of rain thrown in for good measure, I still achieved the furthest distance I've ever walked in one day,…
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James went for a hike
May 7, 2026
Up and down Stone Lane 10 times (the sequel)
To complete my training for my 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in just over a week, a repeat of going up and down this gruelling near-1-mile-long hilly road 10 times, to gauge my fitness progress after first putting myself through the mill in mid-March.
And oh my God - I…
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May 7, 2026
Great post sweetie! Well done! Now rest...! ;)
James went for a hike
April 30, 2026
Circuit of Bath
My sixth training walk for the 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in mid-May 2026.
Gorgeous day for it: wall-to-wall sunshine, nice temperature, refreshing breeze … wonderful.
This was my main distance-training walk, but it's Bath, so there were still hills, of course! 😉
I first did this walk back in…
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April 30, 2026
Doing well! That's a good pace!
James went for a hike
April 25, 2026
Up and down Glastonbury Tor 5 times
My fifth training walk for the 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in mid-May 2026.
Does what it says on the tin, but with added difficulty because of the unseasonably warm weather (20°C in the shade, but there was no shade), the relentless sunshine and only a breath of wind. 🥵
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April 25, 2026
Sounds exhausting!
James went for a hike
April 20, 2026
Cheddar Gorge Loop
My fourth training walk for the 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in mid-May 2026, but such a worthy walk in its own right.
A repeat of a walk I did 18 months ago, but with added goats this time. Honestly, I was surrounded by them at one point - it…
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April 20, 2026
Doing well, are you doing it in 1 go or camping in between? X
James went for a hike
April 16, 2026
Loop from and to Wells, climbing the Mendip Hills
My third training walk for the 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in mid-May 2026.
A repeat of a walk I did 3 years ago, in the build-up to my first Ultra Challenge from London to Brighton.
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James went for a hike
April 6, 2026
Loop around Hambledon Hill and Hod Hill
My second training walk for the 100km Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge in mid-May 2026.
Apart from one horror hill at the start, nothing too strenuous on this one. It was just nice to complete the loop this time, having had to abandon it early last year due to an impassable…
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April 6, 2026
Well done! I'm yet to practice on hills 🙄
James went for a hike
March 18, 2026
Up and down Stone Lane 10 times
This may not look like much of a walk on the route map, until you realise that I covered that distance 20 times. 😳 Down 10 times, up 10 times. Just look at the elevation chart for proof. My first stint of hill training ahead of my 100km Jurassic Coast…
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James went for a hike
January 24, 2026
London Winter Walk 2026
Walked a marathon in London (but not THE London Marathon), as part of the Ultra Challenge series of events. (The photos inside The Oval cricket ground are because that was the base for the event - i.e. the start, the finish, and the halfway point for full marathon walkers.)
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January 24, 2026
Brilliantly done! Well done Gordster :) proud of you:)
James went for a hike
January 14, 2026
"Classic" Yeovilton Walk
The term "classic" is, of course, subjective, but it's my old favourite local training walk, to Yeovilton and back, this time ahead of the marathon-distance London Winter Walk in 10 days. Could've done without the heavy drizzle at the end! The weather forecast was annoyingly accurate. But I did have…
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James went for a hike
January 7, 2026
Chris Spargo (YouTube)'s Milton Keynes Walk
There's this YouTuber that did a video about Britain's "weirdest city", that city being Milton Keynes. He walked right through the heart of it, from the north-east corner to the south-west corner. I was intrigued, so I decided to follow in his footsteps.
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James went for a hike
August 24, 2025
🏴☠️ Komoot Treasure Hunt, Bristol - Day 4
My second attempt at finding hidden treasure in the woods; same outcome as the first (no money found), but without the excruciating near miss this time. A route packed with hunters, as expected, being a Sunday - lots of families out there. But there was a silver lining to my…
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August 24, 2025
Very flat for you ;)
James went for a hike
August 21, 2025
🏴☠️ Komoot Treasure Hunt, Bristol - Day 2
My intrepid search for one of 32 cash prizes (1 × £1,000; 1 × £500; 30 × £200) hidden on the two dedicated Treasure Hunt routes sadly ended in disappointment, despite looping one of the routes 3 times. I infuriatingly missed one (likely a £200 win) by literally 5 seconds,…
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August 21, 2025
Well that's a poop! Sorry Gordy :(
May 18, 2026
Superb effort, James! 👏👏👏