The Thames Ring with Jan Davies

Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon

I met Jan Davies at the beginning of April at the Cornwall Running Show. I was recording 2-3 minute snippets with show visitors. When I asked Jan about her plans she said she was running at the end of April the Thames Ring.
How far is that I casually asked. 250 miles Jan casually replied! With 100 hours (that's 4 days and 4 hours) to complete it in.
Even regular guest and huge distance runner Jim Spencer hasn't, as far as I know, tackled a 250 miler.
In this episode Jan will tell us how it went and how after taking a wrong turn in the night which added 5 miles she made a decision she later regretted to withdraw. But she's planning to have another go in 2024 and as a 'warm up' Jan is tackling in September the Thames Barrier event. A mere 184 miles.
In both events you can only receive outside help at a checkpoint / aid station. You can't use poles but you are allowed to buy food in shops - providing you buy it and not someone else. Sleeping tents are provided at certain points.
This is episode 122 of the Running 44@60 podcast. You can access and download the previous 121 episodes via your usual podcast app or on the Running 44@60 podcast page.

Host Trevor Lee ran his own first ultra in 2021 - the 44 mile Classic Quarter - hence 44@60. Trevor has written a book about his buildup and adventure – it is both a business and running book and is available on Amazon via this link: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon. Each sales generates £5 for Childrens Hospice South West.
Trevor's big running goal currently is the Arc of Attrition 50 in January 2024. He's doing his first 24 hour race on July 8th Hope 24, the Black Rat in August and the Endurance Life Suffolk 32 miler in October followed by the Bys Vyken lighthouse marathon at the end of October. He's planning to spend June doing more recce 's of the Arc 50 course.

If you would like to come on this podcast and share your running experiences, tips, advice, plans, as well as specialist knowledge that will help runners then email Trevor via: [email protected]

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The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60
The first episode was broadcast in August 2019. The final episode - number 173 - went out on January 31st 2025.
Trevor wrote a book on the back of the Classic Quarter: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West