Luke Merrett

Ex smoker and couch potato turned manic ultra runner, trail enthusiast & proud Dad

Ultra Marathon

Autumn Green Man Ultra - Sub 9

Aiming for consistency and good fuelling paid off dividends

Backyard Ultra

My First Backyard Ultra - The Dirty Dozen

4.2 miles, once an hour, every hour, is a lot harder than it sounds!

The Green Runners

One Pair: 1,000km

Taking a single pair of Lone Peak 7s over 620 miles and seeing what happens

Epona 100 Ultra

Epona 100 Recce #3: Bannau Loop

The Bannau section of the Epona with Mike and Rhys. One glorious day out

Epona 100 Ultra

Epona 100 Recce #2: Blorenge to Bannau

Second recce of the Epona course connecting the Blorenge trig point to the stretch in the Bannau Brycheiniog

Ultra Marathon

Pegasus RIDUM Race Report

Last Pegasus run of the year and the first time I tried competing over just completing. It hurt!

Review

Merrell Agility Peak 5s - First Impressions

Is this love at first sight?

Epona 100 Ultra

Epona 100 Recce #1: Tair Chwaer

Tackling Sugar Loaf, Skirrid Fawr and The Blorenge over the starting 30k of next years Epona 100 miler route.

Ultra Marathon

Scott's First Ultra - SWC50K Race Report

Supporting Scott finish both his first marathon, and first ultra, on the brutal hills of the South West Coast 50K

EPONA

EPONA 100 Ultra - Recce Routes

The EPONA 100 Mile route broken up into scouting routes

Advice

What is "The Wall" in Marathons & Ultras?

A breakdown of what "The Wall" is, how you can avoid hitting it and how to keep going if you do.

Review

Altra Lone Peak 7 Review After 600km

Does the newest version of my favourite trail shoe hold up?

Ultra Marathon Featured

Cotswold Way 100K Race Report

The big scary one: my first 100k; in intense heat, on a route with a cruel level of climbing. It was interesting...

Reflection

4 Year Running Anniversary

Back in June 2019, having joined a gym with my partner and feeling thoroughly lost surrounded by scary looking machines with heavy weights on them, my pushing-19-stone butt started the Couch to 5k program on a treadmill, and before I knew it I was absolutely, positively, head over heels in

100k

Cotswold Way 100k Plan

1 week left til the big one.... eek!

Advice

How To Tie Running Shoes

From a dude who's been doing it wrong for years

Review

Raise Hell Cap Review

Sharks! Tigers! Surprisingly functional!

Ultra Marathon Featured

Go Feral

You're about to spend the whole day out in the wild, so why not be a little wild back?

Ultra Marathon

I Love DNFs...

Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Review

Altra Olympus 5 - 180K Review

Boy I sure do wish I could get a bigger size

Review

Altra Olympus 5 - First Impressions

First blast round the trails in these tanky runners

Review

Altra vs Hoka - The Trial

I'm sorry I ever doubted you Altra please take me back!

Ultra Marathon Featured

Taffy 55 Ultra 2023

Tackling the Taff Trail as a team

Ultra Marathon

Taffy 55 Kit Breakdown

A deep (and super nerdy!) dive into the gear & nutrition I'll be carrying for the Taffy Trail Ultra

Reflection

Year in Review 2022

Highlights, misfires, stats and resolutions for 2023