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@@FilmMyRun well done on your race Stephen! Big respect to all you out there running in those conditions

Ah good, just the place to be when it's like that!

@@carlstoakes6240 hope you had a good time out there!

Thanks for watching the video and for sharing your experience. It was great to hear from Will and know what his experience of running as a diabetic is like. Will have a look at your videos, thanks 😃

Thank you for your replay. I subscribed to your interesting youtube channel. My videos are with English subtitle or spoken in English. Have fun watching 😊

Thanks Marks, it's a great race this, you'll love it. And even more so if you've got the Highlands to train it, less of a shock to the system I imagine! Hope the training goes well

I think the bag is made by WAA Ultra but not completely certain!

Thanks for watching and for sharing your strength exercises, always good to know what people do and what works for them. It's difficult to know if the ski erg has a big effect but it felt like quite an efficient way to build strength for pole use as we have got big continuous climbs where I live. The ideal would be mountains or big ascents where possible.

@ Ah yes, that makes a difference, I am lucky to live near some big climbs.

Thanks so much. This was such an amazing experience, hope to go back one day. Hope you're keeping well mate

Thanks Jay!

@@samsare6034 what a cool way to discover a race! Hope you sign up and go for it 😀 really great event

You've got great home trails, lovely place to run 👍

Thanks Ben 👍 John is a legend, we know him from Brighton and always great to bump into him at parkruns, races and events. I'm definitely going to do an LDWA 100 at some point, probably Kent in 2026 😀

Glad you found it useful 👍

It's a lovely spot, glad we made it there just before it got dark

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍 Ultras can definitely be a bit grim at times 😀

Thanks Michael! Really glad we did this event, what a great route. Hope to see you out at one of their events soon, definitely want to do some more 😀 x

Thanks both. Really liked the feel of this event, very chilled and low key so quite different from some of the big events we've done this year with tons of people. Looking forward to doing many more of these. Thanks for checking out the vid

Thanks Rachel! Really glad we finally did one of the LDWA events, had been meaning to for ages. There's a lot around us mainly in Sussex and Surrey so hoping to sign up to more in the near future. The night part definitely made it a bit more of an adventure, knowing we'd have more nighttime running than day time so not bad to have that in the end! Thanks for watching

Hey, great to meet and congrats on your first 50 miler too 🎉 I can see them coming in handy for those mud gullies at the end 😅 Hopefully see you at another event soon

Thanks Alan, glad you enjoyed it. We haven't got anything else planned for this year yet but starting to make plans for next year, maybe the South Downs Way 50 for one of us or both amongst some other adventures

@@trailrunningforlife thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. We'd never run near Hindhead before though I used to drive near there and the Devil's Punchbowl quite a lot as my gran was in a nursing home out that way. Had wanted to run it for quite a while so it was great to do it as part of the event. The muddy gullies are definitely one to remember too 😀

@@timeonfeet there are some great trails to explore nearby Haslemere too, if you search up "Temple of the winds" and check the area on AllTrails next time you're around that area.

@@timbrickell she certainly is! Thanks Tim

Thanks Gareth. You don't have to be a member to do their events but it costs a bit more if you're not a member, not much though, still very reasonable. The LDWA Sussex page has local events on

Thanks, yes the check points sounded epic. Hopefully they'll bring back some of those foods for modern ultras 😀

Thanks Paul! Funny you mention the SDW50, Carla has just been looking at this 😀 Definitely an easier course and like you say more daylight which helps too!

@timeonfeet I did it for the first time this April, and although it was my very first 50, I loved it. Hard at times covering the distance, but that buzz when coming around that track at the end is just something else 👌🏻 I hope she goes for it, and with your continued support she would smash it 💪🏻

Cheers Mark! The mix of weather definitely made it interesting 😅

Thanks Ben 😀

Thanks so much Bev. Congratulations on your race too sometimes these things just happen with soreness in legs early on and nausea - it's hard going isn't! 😅. Stopping for some breaks helped and I think I wasn't eating enough. Sounds like an amazing event what you have up next and I'm sure you will do amazingly well. With events with high elevation it's just a different kind of event - lots of walking and running where you can. Often sickness comes along (for me in particular) but remembering it can get better. Thank you for all your support.

Thanks Ben! Definitely have a look at their events for the future, lovely community feel and very low key. And really good food too which always helps 😅 Thanks checking out the vid 👍

Thanks James! It was such a good event, would definitely recommend. Forgot to mention but the Surrey, Kent and Sussex groups alternate and take it in turns to do a 50 miler each year. I think it's Kent next year. We did go off track a little but only for like 50 metres or so a few times then got back on track fine so didn't add too much distance 🤓 The Inov8 I've found to be excellent. Kept me dry in rain for several hours. I do find you have to layer up carefully underneath though as if you get too hot it keeps sweat in. A thin, wicking long sleeve layer underneath works good for me. Thanks for checking out the vid 👍

It certainly is 🙏

Thanks Sam! Great to hear you're considering signing up, it's an amazing event. For a first ultra this 100k would be a punchy option! Unless maybe you have a lot of mountain running or walking experiencing. Mountains/elevation really changes everything so important to consider that when choosing a race not just the distance. The Swiss Alps 100k was harder than a hilly 100 miler I did in the UK last year so that might give an idea of the mountain factor! There's also a 50k option for the Swiss Alps which actually has all the best parts of the 100k course. Whatever you decide to go for hope the trianing goes well and you'll love it out there, a really special place to run

@@timeonfeet Ah thanks for the reply man! I'm a relatively experienced runner - 1500+ k's this year but as you say elevation is the killer! I'll have to sit on the decision over the week, Subscribed to the channel :)

Thanks David, it's a great race so good to hear you're signed up for next year. I didn't use an online training plan, I wrote my own one so I could tailor it to what works for me. I tried to focus on building a good base and consistent mileage, elevation gain and loss per mile to the South Downs Way and strength training. Still kept some speed work in too to build muscle strength and work on cardiovascular capacity. Just a few things to consider

@@timeonfeet you are welcome, hope I maintain the same attitude. Thank you for the advice too, it is kind of you.

@@davidmccarthy5919 hope your training for the day goes well and enjoy it out there!

Thanks for sharing your story Martin, great to know more about your experience as a runner and also share with others.

Thanks Graham. All the best

Thanks, great to run with you too and congrats on the race! Loved that aid station before the train stop with the kids spraying people with water 😂 Hope you're keeping well

Thanks Martina, it was great to meet up with Martin to put this video together and to get in a run on some of his favourite trails. It's good there is much more awareness of autism now, it must have been really difficult (not to say it isn't difficult now) in the 90s and early 00s when people had a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings. It can't have been easy as a parent in navigating that environment too. Thank you for sharing your experience and great to hear Martin's story and share it with others

Thanks Tim 🙏

Thanks Mark. Definitely, it's really good to know that running can benefit people in lots of different ways. I've certainly found that

Thanks both. I know a number of runners with autism and I know running can be a really positive focal point and anchor. Really glad I could chat to Martin about his own experience of it all.

I missed that on Insta Ben but just had a look and wishing Theo all the best! He's got a top support team around him so I'm sure he'll do great 💙 It was really insightful chatting with Martin and glad to be able to share his story with everyone. It's made me think more about how we can keep running events and spaces good for all.

I've loved the Speedgoat 5, it's grown on me more and more and I don't find the minimal tongue as much of an issue now. 6 doesn't sound great with the midsole but haven't yet had a chance to try it

Thanks Ben, glad you enjoyed. The previous episodes I did quite a while ago now, about a year I think so finally got round to doing another one!

Thanks Roger. I just joined the LDWA this year and next weekend will be doing my first event with them. I've heard a lot of good things about them so looking forward to it. That's great you've been doing their 100s, sounds like a great adventure and comaradery. I hope to do one of them one day and avoid the body wagon 🤞😀

Thanks Jason! Hope your 100 training goes well, best of luck with it 👍

Thank you

Thanks! I've never read the book but just searched it up and it sounds great. Yes the places he mentions in it are real - had a look and I can see in the synopsis it mentions Edinburgh, Cornwall and the M6 motorway, all places here in the UK. Added it to my reading list, thanks 😀 good luck with the prep for your 100 miler next year

Thanks James! It was such a great place to run, hoping to get back out there at some point. Definitely missing the mountains 🤓 thanks for checking out the vid

Usually miles if I'm doing a marathon or more and KM for half marathon and below

Thanks Martina, it was an amazing place to visit. Felt quite dream like! I hadn't spent much time in the Swiss Alps but definitely want to go back at some point. Great to see Martin yesterday and chat and share some time on the trails together!

@@timeonfeet ​ @timeonfeet yes looking forward to the video, he does not share much, he would always bottle things up, so it will be great to hear how things are for him. You know I never realised he had Asperger's I was focusing more on his one year older brother who had a speach problem. I would design a lot of games to help him with that and he would go to special needs pre school. There I was told by his teachers and other health care professionals that he would never function in a normal school setting. I was not having any of that ( to be honest in those days I did not know much about autism/Asperger's but I saw children who were fully non verbal at the preschool and thought, well I am glad that my son does not have autism). The professionals told me not to come running crying back to them later but they said he has to go to special needs school as he will never cope as he needs his routines. Well aged 10 the brother of Martin overcame spech problems with regular speach therapy. That was the only input he had , he would not even have a helper at school . I never wanted him to have a statement of special education needs as did not want him to be defined by it and he got a degree in philosophy and politics from Exeter Univeristy (so I was correct he would do well and would not need to be sent to special needs school) Well sadly i did not notice Martin had issues as well. The only thing I noticed was that he suddenly stopped eating aged 18 months but I did not want to make an issue out of it as my granmother always force fead me and it was very traumatic for me, did not want that with Martin. Martin would eat but only plain food. Then in his early twenties after experiencing a breakdown at university he would go through the autism'/Aspergers diagnosis process. So now i am realising that both my sons are on the autistic spectrum and am always keen to learn more and of ways how best i can support them. So yes it will be an eye opener Martin talking to you as he would not open up even to me about how Asperger;s is affecting him. But once in Prague there was a checkout for people with hidden disabilities, he said that was him.

@@martinaroe3270 it can be hard to recognise and identify as it can manifest in so many different ways. My partner works supporting people with special education needs so knows about how the diagnosis process can be quite messy especially when there is cross over in traits with different conditions. I'm sure there are many who go through their lives undiagnosed too. Just going through the footage we took this weekend so hoping to get it out there in the next week