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Declan Gray
Добавлен 18 май 2023
My plan is to run an ultra marathon in 2024, this is my journey. Join me on my runs and other adventures I do to increase my fitness and health.
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 39 weeks to go
Hey everyone, it’s Declan! With 39 weeks to go until The Wall Ultra Marathon on June 14th, 2025, I’m continuing my journey alongside two friends as we train for this epic challenge organized by Rat Race Adventures.
This week, it’s all about building momentum. I’m focusing on pushing myself a bit further each day, both mentally and physically. In this video, I’ll share the highs and lows of the week. As my training ramps up, I've realized how important it is to properly fuel my body for these long runs.
This week, it’s all about building momentum. I’m focusing on pushing myself a bit further each day, both mentally and physically. In this video, I’ll share the highs and lows of the week. As my training ramps up, I've realized how important it is to properly fuel my body for these long runs.
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Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 40 weeks to go
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Hey everyone, it’s Declan! With 40 weeks to go until The Wall Ultra Marathon on June 14th, 2025, I’m continuing my journey alongside two friends as we train for this epic challenge organized by Rat Race Adventures. This week, it’s all about building momentum. I’m focusing on pushing myself a bit further each day, both mentally and physically. In this video, I’ll share the highs and lows of the ...
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 42 weeks to go
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Hey everyone, it’s Declan! With 42 weeks to go until The Wall Ultra Marathon on June 14th, 2025, I’m continuing my journey alongside two friends as we train for this epic challenge organized by Rat Race Adventures. This week, it’s all about building momentum. I’m focusing on pushing myself a bit further each day, both mentally and physically. In this video, I’ll share the highs and lows of the ...
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 43 Weeks To Go
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Hey everyone, I'm Declan! Along with two friends, I'm getting ready to tackle The Wall Ultra Marathon by Rat Race Adventures on June 14th, 2025. With 43 weeks to go, the countdown is on, and this week’s training took me all the way to Norway! In this video, I'll share how I kept up with my fitness routine while exploring the stunning landscapes of Norway.
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 44 Weeks To Go
Просмотров 39Месяц назад
Hello everyone, I'm Declan! Along with two of my friends, I've embarked on an exciting journey to conquer The Wall Ultra Marathon organized by Rat Race Adventures, set for June 14th, 2025. Welcome to week 4 of my 47-week countdown to The Wall. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. Let's keep moving forward together!
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 45 Weeks To Go
Просмотров 15Месяц назад
Welcome to week 3 of my 47-week countdown to The Wall Ultra Marathon. This week didn't go as planned, and with 45 weeks left, I faced some setbacks that led to very little activity. In this video, I'll share what happened, how I'm dealing with it, and my plan to get back on track. Sometimes, not every week goes as planned, but it's all part of the journey. Thank you for your continued support a...
Journey to The Wall Ultra Marathon | 46 Weeks To Go
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Welcome back to week 2 of my 47-week countdown to The Wall Ultra Marathon! With 46 weeks to go, I'm diving deeper into my training regimen and facing the early challenges head-on. In this video, I'll share my progress, talk about the obstacles I've encountered, and celebrate the small victories that keep me motivated.
47-Week Countdown to The Wall Ultra Marathon | My Journey Begins
Просмотров 46Месяц назад
Welcome to the first step of an incredible journey! Over the next 47 weeks, I will be training, pushing my limits, and preparing for the ultimate challenge: The Wall Ultra Marathon. Join me every week as I document my progress, and overcome obstacles on the road to the event. www.ratrace.com/the-wall
Attempting to hike the Cheviot - Northumberland walking - Journey to an ultra
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Attempting to hike the Cheviot with my sister. We started from the wrong car park so we added a lot to our journey, plus the extra walking made it impossible to summit the Cheviot. But I'll go back in the future to do it, the scenery was beautiful!
Side Quest - Watersports - Northumberland Activities
Просмотров 71Год назад
I did some new activities, paddle boarding and kayaking. They were both really enjoyable, I plan to go back and do them again. I did them at Ladyburn lake at Druridge Bay Country Park.
Sunday Walking - Journey Update - Northumberland
Просмотров 30Год назад
Just a quick update about what I have planned for my holidays while visiting my family and friends in the UK.
Hills and stairs, working those legs - The ultra journey continues
Просмотров 22Год назад
An update on my progress as I journey towards an ultra marathon. Sadly some technical issues with lost video footage of the blood run event, and also a knee injury. However, I am staying positive and moving forward, but I'm on a running ban for a few weeks, so strength training and walks.
My first trail run - Skatas Ryggar - My journey to an ultra
Просмотров 31Год назад
I did my first trail run today, Skatas Ryggar. A 7 km run. This is week three of my journey to an ultra marathon. Thankfully I only fell over once but tripped a few more times.
Skatås parkrun - The fitness/adventure journey continues
Просмотров 108Год назад
This weeks adventure is Skatås parkrun. I was able to set a new PB, next step sub-30 minutes. www.parkrun.se/skatas/ Please check it out if you live in or visit Gothenburg, a great run with great people. A thank you to Roelof for filming me crossing the finish line.
The start of a fitness/adventure journey.
Просмотров 70Год назад
This is the start of hopefully my fitness/adventure journey as I give myself a whole year to train for an ultra marathon in May 2024.
You got this!
Keep going, man! You got this!
I just randomly landed on you video. Keep it up, 39 weeks are a long time to evolve!
Thank you for the kind words.
Cool video! What camera do you use?
Thanks. I use the DJI Action 3 camera. I like it, however, the internal MIC doesn't do great when it is windy.
My go-to fuel is honey, maple syrup, and table salt mixed into water. Two soft flasks filled with that mix and you're set to not hit the wall. Personally, if I'm sustaining very high intensity I try to get 60g of sugar and 1000mg of sodium (roughly 2g of table salt) per hour.
I will have to try that some time. For my long walks I always have salt tablets with me just in case.
A 70-miler! Nice. What's the longest distance you've previously covered in a day?
A couple years ago I did 50km (31 miles) in one day. Most recently 25km (15.5 miles). I would like to complete another 50km before the end of the year.
@@DeclanGrayAdventure Good on you. I have my first ultra (ECT Ultra 50) coming up in 5 weeks, it's very exciting! I see that The Wall is 113km in a max of 26 hours. A solid chug-along pace of 13.5/km to finish seems achievable! Subbed to see your journey.
@@BendyRoy Only 5 weeks? Not long to go now, that is exciting. I agree, very achievable. It is designed so that it can be completed by walking. Of course we would like to go quicker than walking. We'll set ourselves a goal closer to the time, but at the moment i'm thinking 18hrs is a good goal to have. Thank you. Please do comment again with how your Ultra went.
nice! lets go!
Good video. Don't you use Facebook? I looked for you on Facebook but couldn't find you.
You can do it. There's loads of time yet. I've been having a few doubts about my target pace for my upcoming first marathon. With 3 months to train I've decided it's going to look much better closer to race day.
Thanks so much for the encouragement! You're right, there's still plenty of time to build up and make progress. I totally understand having doubts about your target pace. With 3 months left, you’ve got the right mindset; your pace will improve as you get closer to race day. Keep pushing forward, and trust the process. We’ve got this! Which marathon will you be doing?
@@DeclanGrayAdventure thanks 👍 I'm doing one which involves doing laps of a race track at Oulton Park, UK.
You found a beautiful place to do your training this week. Inspiring your friend to do his training is also a big win. That hill walking will be very useful for the wall 💪🏃♂️
Sounds like a much more active week. That decorating can be hard work. I missed a run this week after a day at a theme park with the family. I got lots of steps in that day but didn't have the energy to run afterwards. Have a good one 👍
You've got this. Having your normal routine will make a huge difference.
Good luck with the training. Very sensible to give yourself 47 weeks to build up.
Thank you so much for the comment! Yeah, I'm sure these 47 weeks will fly-by, events have crept up on me before.
Good for you for setting a tough goal and then the objectives to reach it. Get after it and just never stop going and you’ll get there one step at a time. I’ll be following for inspiration!
Thank you so much for your kind words and support! Setting this goal has definitely been a game-changer for me. I appreciate you following along for inspiration-let’s keep each other motivated and moving forward! Stay tuned for more updates!
Next time!!
Keep them coming! Love the journey!
Keep up the excellent work! Skatås Parkrun is excellent!