DomHalbert

@domhalbert

Just❤️running Upcoming Races- Suffolk Backyard Ultra, Barkley Fall Classic Cambridge
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Awesome time in Tennessee! Getting to run part of the Barkley Marathons route is something I never imagined I’d do. The Barkley Fall Classic is a 50k taste of what runners get to experience running the Barkley marathons. The race ended in a DNF, as it did for 72% of us, but the experience was everything and moore! Thoughts on the race on strava, it was way more brutal than I imagined, but great to hit some iconic trails and gain some knowledge for completing it another time.. Christina Halbert and I had a great time with everyone in camp and in the trails. Thank you Sarah Moore Andrew Moore Larry Kelley Lee & Bella! for your support, race fuel and hospitality in camp, great to meet up with you again James White Christina Bray Brian Young and more of the Ode to Laz Backyard Ultra crew, Jenn Garnand, Mike Dobies the rest of the Barkley crew and beyond! And thanks John Kelly for the chat and pic! I’m up for it again Lazarus Lake, just make sure to send another invite my way when I put in. #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #shamedrunners #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #runningmotivation #instarun #runhappy #ukrunning #bfc #barkley #barkleyfallclassic #yellowgate #ratjaw #lazaruslake #laz #frozenheadstatepark
80 7
1 year ago
My first time running the Cambridge Boundary Marathon! It’s a race I’ve wanted to do for a while but haven’t been able to. This time I probably shouldn’t have run it after last weekends backyard, but my recovery has been really good. So I signed up this morning telling myself to walk all the muddy bits. Road shoes probably was the right choice for what I needed as it made me slow down in the muddy sections. Even with the mud walking I still fell over twice! Met some great people along the way, a really good run that was just what I wanted, chatty and no time pressures. @cambridge_runs #BoundaryRun #CambridgeBoundaryRun #CambridgeBoundaryMarathon #CambridgeBoundaryRun #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #shamedrunners #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun #runhappy
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17 days ago
Backyard weekends are the best weekends! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🔁 @rasselbock.running Backyard lived up to expectations. Another great event organised by Eric Keeler and family. Initially when I signed up I had goals of making the UK Backyard team for the World Championship, but I knew my preparation coming into the event wasn’t enough to give me a realistic shot at it. Instead I focused on having a good time as priority, and a more relaxed approach to crewing which I’m sure Christina appreciated! The race had it’s usual ups and downs, lots of good catching up with new and old friends from backyards past. The night wasn’t too bad for once, I actually started to feel worse around sunrise. I was in a lot of pain in my legs which just wouldn’t quit, despite painkillers. By hour 25 and mile 104 I didn’t have the desire to prolong the pain so called it a day. Special praise and thanks to @painted.ultrarunner for finishing 3rd with an incredible 39 hours (162 miles), he stuck with me at the back for my last few loops to see me through to 104 miles. With @stinaaface & Lexi pup in crew, everyone in our camp managed to run at least 100 miles, she helped all of us throughout the weekend. No chance I’d have got this far without her. Not even close 😘. James hit 100 miles, I hit 104, @runnerkinglin set a backyard PB of 100 miles and @andy.c.moore was toast of the group with a Backyard PB of 108 miles! He progresses by 1 hard each year. Looking forward to his 112 mile (27 hour) effort next year 😉 Oh and thanks Matthew Blackburn for helping pack up again. He’s becoming a regular at helping us pack up at events, his tent folding operation was as entertaining as the event. Nice bit of log spotting and a Kylie & Jason duet with @cactusruns Next up for me is Suffolk Backyard in June. Just need to decide if I will have the same approach, or if I will up my game to have a final attempt at the UK team. #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #byu #BackyardUltra #rasselbockrunning #RasselbockBYU #RasselbockBackyardUltra #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun
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23 days ago
They can’t all be winners. The race wasn’t, but the weekend itself was! This weekend was Arc 50, which unfortunately ended in a DNF. It is what it is, I gave it all I had, just didn’t have enough to give on the day. The setting of the race is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever experienced, and the long weekend as a whole was brilliant. Friends achieved some great things in the 50 & 100! So maybe we’ll give it another go in years to come. @stinaaface was an excellent crew again and gave me every chance of succeeding, it’s to her credit I went as long as I did, meeting me at numerous spots on the way for refuelling and kit changes. Crewing any event is so much hard work so I can’t be thankful enough. That being said, she’s seemed to have a great time as well! Great to spend some quality time after the race at the beach & seeing the sites of Cheddar Gorge, then finishing off with a long overdue Moores hike and pub meet up at Symmonds Yat. Andrew lived up to ‘Moore Miles’ by extended the hike to a non-existent bridge that was a non operational ferry crossing 😖 @andmooremiles @smooremiles #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun #runhappy #arc50 #cornwall #cornwallrunning #symmondsyat #cheddargorge
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1 month ago
We ran a marathon together at the weekend! It was only supposed to be a half at best as I’ve been struggling with man flu, but @stinaaface was feeling great on the day so pushed for a marathon and set a new PB! Another great @rasselbock.running event. 11 days until I get to do it again. Twice. With a bit more climbing for Arc 50! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun #runhappy #rasselbockrunning #marathon
65 9
2 months ago
This weekends race was a 35 miler courtesy of Cockbain Events, called The Vault. At the race briefing runners are given 5 locations around Cambridge to visit in any order they like (the route you take dictates the distance, billed as 30-40 miles). Each location has a code, once you collect all codes you text the banker for the location of the vault. When you make it to the vault, you get your finishers medal, and cash if you’re the first one back (we were not). Fun day out with friends around Cambridge in some testing weather conditions at times! #CockbainEvents #TheVault #CambridgeUltra #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun #runhappy @includingwraps @rachelporter866 @ultrarunnerdad @badgermcbadger @jonathan.tripp.737
41 3
3 months ago
Inaugural BrewBoard Run Club Run was a resounding success! Thank you everyone for coming and thank you Oli for setting it up! If anyone wants to come along, follow @brewboarduk for details, but it’s every Wednesday at 6:30pm from the taproom. Approx 5-6km route, head-torch and trail shoes are a must! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 🍻 #brewboard #brewboarduk #beerrun #beerrunners #cambridgebeer #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #runningmotivation #instarun #runhappy #ukrunning
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4 months ago
30 6
5 months ago
This weekend was the inaugural Fields & Forest Ultra Matarathon. I signed up to it only last week on the recommendation of Ian Shevki, who with Yvette were marshalling. It was a good local event, 34 miles of trails around Suffolk, organised by Colin Lewis. I started off in the front pack of 5 or so runners, but soon stuck to 3rd behind the leaders who set a very strong pace early on. So to my surprise when I hit the 2nd aid station I was told I was in the lead. The leaders had both gone wrong and entered the aid station as I left it. I was soon overtaken by Matt so dropped to 2nd. Fast forward to aid station 3, the same happened again, Matt got lost and again I was in the lead. We set off from station 3 together before Matt flew off again, this time without losing direction. 2nd place finish for me, first loser. 10 minutes behind the leader, which doesn’t sound much but he also did 2 miles more by going wrong! A very deserving winner, his first ultra marathon win! Very happy with my performance, I wanted to push and test myself after the pain of not being fit enough to do last weekends Barkley Fall Classic again this year. It was also a nice surprise running some of the #SuffolkBackyardUltra #Backyard route in reverse. And bumping into fellow Backyarder Michael Harper AKA Mr Potato out on the trails. That hug may have cost me win, but it was worth it 😂 🥈🏃‍♂️ #Run #Running #TrailRunning #Ultra #UltraMarathon #fieldandforest #fieldandforestultra #suffolkultra #UltraMarathonTraining #UKrunchat #instarunners #heavymetalrunner #shamedrunners #runnersofinstagram #fitness #runtoinspire #loverunning #ukrunningngmotivation #instarun #runhappy
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6 months ago