Ultra X 125 🏃‍♂️ Official time: 18:20:14 Official position: 13th This time last weekend I just finished my first ultra marathon... the Ultra X 125. A 2 day race covering 125km and over 5000m of elevation through the Peak District! ⛰ Having only run marathon distance prior to this event, it’s safe to say my legs were not conditioned for such an extreme leap; especially a multi-day race across unforgiving hills and undulating terrain. Coming in 6th on day 1 after 75km felt fairly comfortable but day 2 was a different story. I could barely move when I woke up and still had 50km to run. My legs were cooked, knees were battered and ankle was swollen, but after 8 gruelling hours, I crossed the finish line in 13th. It was a proud moment finishing the race and now that I’m finally restoring mobility, the thought of more ultra’s in the future is far less daunting 😅 Thank you @ultraxco for an incredible event and to the awesome community of runners that made my first ultra one to remember!! Shoutout to @davepartner and @carla.novakovic for being fellow newbies and making day 1 so enjoyable. Sorry I couldn’t keep up on day 2 😭 Finally thank you @cicilon for being my support crew across the weekend and being the beacon of positivity I needed from checkpoint to checkpoint 🌞 Til next time @ultraxco 👊🏼 #ultrax125 #ultramarathon #ultrax #ultraxco #ultrarunning #ultrarunner #ultratrail #peakdistrict #peakdistrictnationalpark #peakdistrictrunning #ukrun #ukrunning #ukrunners #ukrunner #ukrunningcommunity #ukrunclub #runningreels #igrun #reels