Harry Runs

7th at 100km - what an epic it became.

Homework was done, training was on point and the head felt in the right space to have a strong day. After sharing some miles with and I dropped my poles between some boulders and lost touch on the descent of Moel Siabod. Working hard to close the gap I never quite made it back to the group.

We want everything to be controlled, smooth sailing and ‘to plan’ in races, but it’s often the open ended possibilities and unexpected difficulties that come our way within 100 kilometres of true mountain trails that make ultras worth running. This time around, I was humbled by the weather. Uncontrollably shaking, numb hands trying to pile on the layers, I was ready to call it a day on Moel Hebog. When it’s one of those days and you make it through, just finishing the race feels like a success.

There’s a lot of positives to take from this one and I’ll be back to see what I can do in the years to come.

Diolch yn fawr Eryri.

Huge thank you to all the volunteers and the team behind the event, to my coach for guiding me through a reasonably tight turnaround between three races, and as always a lot of gratitude to my family for supporting on race day, as well as day to day with my running escapades.




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There’s no getting round the fact that Eryri is a special place to venture around. Over the last month and several recce trips I’ve been fortunate to be hit with all the seasons and everything the mountains could throw at me. A few weeks to go until 100km. Pleased to see a little extra sting in the tail has been added on over this last week making the final stages of the race a bit spicier with the addition of Nantlle ridge and Moel Hebog. Let’s see how the legs feel about that come race day.

👟 Agility Peak 6
👕 - Something special is coming from these guys 🤫
🥤 keeping the carbs coming in!

Hey Harry! So what’s next? How does 100km at and 100 miles at sound?

I’ve been lucky to return to the UTMB finals many times over the years. With some good and very rough days out there. But the hunger to return for the ‘BIG Lap’ is back this year.

It’s crazy to think that 2019 was my first time on the lap and the last time I’ve completed the full loop after having to drop at Trient in 2022. I feel like there’s some self exploration and growth to come over these next few months to do it justice.

Very excited to spend plenty of long days in Eryri during the mountain block to come ⛰️

Thanks to and for the support in the journey.

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