Most people assume that an organised IronMan is as hard as it gets — and physically, they’re right. The distance is brutal. But when I decided to complete a self-supported IronMan, I learned something most race-day participants never do…

When you sign up for a race, one of the big questions (whether you realise it or not) is: "Do I know this course — or am I about to meet it for the first time?"

Both options come with their own magic — and their own challenges. As someone who’s run both familiar trails I know like the back of my hand and unfamiliar routes in faraway places, here’s what I’ve learned.

Who needs a red carpet? Why finishing my self-supported IronMan meant more than any medal.

When you're hours (or even days) into an ultra-endurance event, things get… a little weird. But weird can be wonderful. Over the years, I’ve noticed a few quirks that have become my unexpected survival tools. They’re not in any training manual — but they work for me. Maybe they’ll work for you too, or at least make you smile.

The off-season is there to take off my mind from races and challenges and simply run for the pure joy of it. Because I love training, I find the off-season quite challenging at times. So I developed my personal Do’s & Don’t for the off-season to let my body and mind really recuperate.

The final days and weeks before race day can be tough because you need to rest even though you want to train. Here are my top tips to master your taper phase in order to reach peak performance on race day.

The mind is my strongest muscle. In this article I’m letting you inside my head. I’ll show you what I keep saying and thinking to myself during endurance challenges.

Deciding to do an IronMan on my own and self-supported wasn’t an easy one. Through journaling I reminded myself why I embarked on this journey and I discovered that the reason was much bigger than me. Here’s what message I want to send to people.

Here’s a timeline of what went down before my self-supported IronMan.

Guided meditation is another word for ‘hypnosis’ and it’s far from the idea of performance hypnotherapists making people walk and sound like chickens on stage. Thus, that’s why I personally prefer to call it ‘guided meditation’. Find out what it really is and register for a free online guided meditation with me.

Here’s part 2 of my favourite ultra trail runners who redefine what humans are capable of. Ready for some inspiration overflow? Here you go.

Most people are always fascinated by the event day and they total distance I go in ultra challenges but they would be more impressed if they knew what it takes to train for ultra endurance challenges. So I’m going to give you a little glimpse behind the scenes.

Finally the water temperature is below 10 degrees which means for me: The cold water sea dip season can begin! Here are some great mental and physical benefits of cold water immersion.

Here’s a list of my favourite ultra trail runners who redefine what humans are capable of. Ready for some inspiration overflow? Here you go.

In part 2 of the series “A day in my life” I’m going to run you through a typical day on the weekend and share my routine with you.

People are always bewildered when they hear an excerpt of my day. They struggle to grasp it and I struggle to understand what’s so surprising. So in this article I’m going to share my typical routine on a weekday.

“Fall in love with the process, not the outcome.” When I first heard this, I didn’t truly understand what it meant. Here’s the pivotal moment that changed my perspective.

Hands down: I don’t enjoy the off-season very much. Whilst others crave rest days, I’m struggling to take it easy and let loose. Here’s my list of things to avoid the off-season blues.

I DID IT! I seriously finished the IronMan 70.3 last weekend and I’m still processing what happened. So let’s start with the mantras that helped me lining up at the start of this race.

What is visualization and what techniques have helped me?