St Lizier d’Ustou – Refuge de Bassies (1655m) via Aulus les Bains Distance: 30.5km Elevation: 2161m Best day on the trail? Maybe, just maybe. Fresh and clean… Read more “Day 22: On top of the world “
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Day 21: Cruising
Cabane de l’Artigue – St Lizier d’Ustou Distance: 35kmElevation: +1716m, -2338m Fuel: Pain au chocolat, peanuts, dark chocolate, goats cheese (Mat), apple juice, crisps, baguette and mackerel,… Read more “Day 21: Cruising “
Day 19: The Variant
Eylie – Bonac Distance: 17km Elevation: 800m Fuel: Rye bread and Nutella, peanuts, plate of couscous, cheese, salad and bread, rye bread and mackerel for dinner, mars… Read more “Day 19: The Variant”
Day 15: Switchbacks
Cabane d’Ourtiga – Luchon Distance: 31.5km Elevation: 1603m Fuel: Pain au chocolat. Mars bar, petit dejeuner (with double helping of bread and coffee and myrtle berry jam!),… Read more “Day 15: Switchbacks”
Day 12: Hit the road
Cauterets – Bareges Distance: 35km Elevation: 2070m Fuel: The best petit dejeuner we’ve had yet – there was nothing “petit” about it! Croissants, yoghurts, baguette, coffee, muffins,… Read more “Day 12: Hit the road”
Day 8: A comedy of errors
Lac Gentau- Gabas – Shepherds hut Distance: 42km Elevation: 1777m Gear fails: Nicki’s pole snapped so she can’t put her whole weight on it… let’s just say… Read more “Day 8: A comedy of errors”
Day 5: Ham sandwiches
Hummock campsite – St. Engrace via LogibarDistance: 32km Elevation: 1187m Fuel: petit dejeuner, mars bar, crisps, two lemonades, ham and tomato baguette, beer, Diet Coke. Gear fails:… Read more “Day 5: Ham sandwiches”
Day 3: A frenzy of flies
Col d’Harrieta – Esterencuby via St Jean Pied de Port Distance: 42.1km (plus a couple of k’s extra looking for a campsite!) Elevation: 1550m Food: 1x CLIF… Read more “Day 3: A frenzy of flies”
Anticipation
We’re in Hendaye, drinking ciders, watching the sea swhoosh in and out. In and out. This is the last time we’ll see the sea until the other… Read more “Anticipation”
How to run 60km with no training (and other trail running lessons from Wilsons Prom)
Okay I confess – signing up to the Wilsons Prom 60km trail run probably wasn’t my finest hour. We were straight off the back of a… Read more “How to run 60km with no training (and other trail running lessons from Wilsons Prom)”
Run, Old Girl, Run 