Thames Meander

Stu competed The Thames Meander race on the 15th of February. The Thames Meander has long been one of the most prominent events in the U.K. ultra-running calendar. The course meandering along the banks of the River Thames, over towpaths and public rights of way from Reading, heading east to finish near Walton-on-Thames 54 miles later. It is followed by the famous 'Sahara School' the next day, which teaches participants how to survive in the desert.

The Thames Meander is also the number one training event in the UK for the Marathon des Sables and since the first event in 1999, only 11 people who have used the Thames Meander for training have failed to finish the Marathon des Sables. Stu finished a credible 101st out of 190 and did a PB of 12 hours. It is likely to remain his PB, because he has vowed never to do this event again.

Stu would like to thank everyone for their support leading up to the MDS, and a special thanks for the donations to the hamper which we will raffle off to patients at the end of March.