Adventure Travel Blogs

Today was a tough but great day skiing. I went with the group to ski a 22km track from St Vigil to Peradu. As the track had kilometre markers on it I wanted to use the day as a guide for how long the marathon will take me (the answer I discovered is a blooming long time!!). It was an uphill slog for the first half and I don't think I would have made it in the time I did without having Roger and Jim, two experienced xc skiers chasing me all the way up. The descent way slightly more hairy with icy...

So I have realised I only have 7 weeks left to get ready for the ski marathon - a scary prospect. My training is coming along steadily - I managed to break the cross-trainer at the gym, I was aiming to cover 10km and the machine switched off at 9.8km! I also went to the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead with some friends, unfortunately not a place where you can practise cross-country skiing but it is great for snowboarding and skiing. We had a great couple of hours and it was nice to be on the s...

I have just returned from a work trip to Jordan. I had visions of me running through desert as part of my training but it didn't work out that way. I did manage a quick run on the treadmill in the hotel gym though! If anyone reading this is booked on the Engadine Marathon Week let me know and tell me if you are doing any training to prepare??

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Despite the snow and Christmas festivities, I have managed to keep up with a bit of fitness training for the Ski Marathon. Today was the first time the sun has shown itself for quite a while so my friend Lesley and I decided to make the most of it and go for a run in Richmond Park. Wearing my Christmas present to myself, a new spangley lycra number (if you can't beat them join them) we set off on the boggy tracks. Lesley has run several long distance races in her time and is signed up to do a...

So this is it, the training has begun.....In under 3 months I will be taking part it one of my biggest challenges to date - the Engadine Ski Marathon. 26 miles of cross-country skiing along with 13,000 other contestants!

I'm typing this from Chamonix where I have come with some of the team from work to start my training. We have had a great day on the slopes with beautiful sunny skies and are now relaxing in the Chalet Savoy with a glass of wine. I'm slightly exhausted after trying to ...