Mia OldroydNecessary Confusion (Poem)(excuse the lack of spacing, medium does not allow for it…)Oct 20Oct 20
Mia OldroydFreedom With Fear — What Running Has Teaches Me (100 Mile Ultramarathon Training)After a year off of running due to injury, subsequent life, doing some important inner work, else. Amongst doing that thing when you lose…Sep 22Sep 22
Mia OldroydForget Confidence — Running, forests & truth.I have been trail running for almost 2.5 years now. Really, not that long. Now, trail running is a bit like road running, except you are…Sep 81Sep 81
Mia OldroydI Live By Urges — & Why I‘m Stopping Thinking About It“Driven by a motor” was something I had never, ever heard about. Until I was undergoing diagnosis for ADHD, and I was asked to explain and…Sep 1Sep 1
Mia OldroydA Year of Lessons; Cornflakes, Gravy & What… Happened…?One of the most important things to differentiate in life, is the difference between what harms us, and what hurts us.Aug 241Aug 241
Mia OldroydNo Longer Alone — 7 Valleys Ultra; Running a 70 mile ultramarathon.On Saturday 30th September, I ran the 7 Valleys Ultra, a 110km (68.2 miles) ultramarathon, up and down 12,000ft of elevation, in the…Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Mia OldroydAnywhere But Here — Suffering, Ultrarunning & Life.2:30AM. I woke up as if it was a more socially acceptable hour to wake. Fresh, awake and excited to go and run. Except, I realised it was…Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 2023
Mia OldroydA Story of Struggle — A 2 day adventure into the abyss.Tuesday 22nd August, 5am, I woke up excited as anything to begin the week of adventures. I’ve always been someone who becomes excited, but…Aug 28, 2023Aug 28, 2023
Mia OldroydDepth Over Distance —Attempting my first 100 mile ultramarathon, Ultra Scotland 100.I love ultrarunning because I don’t understand it. I understand none of it. The 25 hours 33 minutes I spent running at GB Ultra’s Scotland…Jun 14, 20232Jun 14, 20232
Mia OldroydPain, Joy & Potatoes — Running a 50 mile ultramarathon — Pennine Barrier 50, GB Ultras.On Saturday 6th May, I ran GB Ultra’s Pennine Barrier, a 50 mile ultramarathon that follows the delightfully lumpy Pennine Way, and then…May 9, 2023May 9, 2023