Backyard Ultra
I have been watching a videos about backyard ultras lately. They seem to be popping up everywhere. My local club is doing one in November. This type of event intrigued me. I've tried most running genres from 5K to Ultra, multi-day to obstacle course, cross country to track. The chance to try something new appealed. After some thought I decided to run one solo in my own backyard. I don't have a backyard - or any outdoor space, I live in a first floor flat - so I chose the park opposite. I'm fortunate to front on to Mountsfield Park, the venue for Catford parkrun. One loop of the course is about a mile give or take. A recce enabled me to construct a decent four loop route with a mini loop at the end which would measure 4.5 miles. The day for it came sooner than expected which gave me less time to over think my strategy. My plan was to start at 6am and run 4.5 miles every hour, on the hour until I stopped. My first target was six hours which would hit the marathon distance. S