Mia OldroydFalling Apart — Knee To Head: Trauma, ADHD & Ultrarunning.Here I am, staring at a bright blank screen. I’ve finally finished all the hidden procrastinating tasks I decided I needed to do before…32 min read·Nov 20, 2023--2--2
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…34 min read·Oct 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…19 min read·Sep 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…·21 min read·Aug 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…30 min read·Jun 14, 2023--2--2
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…18 min read·May 9, 2023----
Mia OldroydGiving up happiness and becoming Alive — words on “pain”.We’re complex things.7 min read·Apr 5, 2023----
Mia OldroydRunning ultramarathons changed my life — 6 reasons why.It would be a genuine understatement to say that ultrarunning has changed my life.15 min read·Mar 15, 2023----
Mia OldroydOvercoming that nagging knee pain as a devout ultrarunning maniac.Running, for quite a long time, up and down many lumpy bumpy hills, aches and pains seem to be quite a normal part of ultrarunning, and of…7 min read·Feb 8, 2023----
Mia OldroydThese, sensations — Overcoming a lifetime of fear.Sensations. That’s it, that’s all there is.6 min read·Feb 8, 2023----