July 2014 – THE LONG COUNTDOWN

Report: OSJ Ontake Ultra Trail 100K

July 23, 2014July 5, 2021 Nick RamsayFitness

Last weekend I took part in my first 100km race, the OSJ Ontake Ultra Trail. It came a bit too soon after the Utsukushigahara 80K, and I wasn’t particularly up for it, especially as it started on the stroke of midnight when I’d usually be fast asleep in bed! I opted to start at the very back of the 1,000 runners, intending to follow a very conservative race plan that […]

Report: Utsukushigahara 80K, 2014

July 7, 2014July 5, 2021 Nick RamsayFitness

This weekend I went up to Nagano prefecture to take part in the Utsukushigahara 80K trail race. This is the same race I DNF’d last year, except this time they increased the distance by 10K and added only one hour to the course time limit! (Course map and elevation chart) The top runners on the final climb – photo from Utsukushigahara Trail Run’s official Facebook page. Before the race I […]