Author Archives: Mark Lyons

The home straight ………………..

I leave for the Gobi Desert soon and its the last race in my hat trick , the journey I started is nearly over and it turned out to be way more than just crossing a desert ……. Back in … Continue reading

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Different moods …………..

    Different moods ………….. I wrote my last post when I was feeling a little somber , unhappy even ,  my training was over , I had entered the taper phase leading up to the Gobi Desert race , … Continue reading

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Here we go again , its taper time !!!

Over the last 9 days I have ran the Lairig Ghru mountain race , the Pentland Skyline and the Hawick Circular , everyone of them could be considered Epic runs and in between I have thrown in a few hard … Continue reading

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West to East Beast …… a serious challenge and then some !!!

  I Recently had the pleasure of meeting Sean McFarlane during the 70 Wild Miles Event in Glencoe earlier this year , he’s a super fit , motivated multi-sport competitor and was the outright winner of the 70′ this year … Continue reading

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