Fit-Think

28/10/2025

Anyone with multi-sport adventure ideas for next season will want to read Avril Leonard's blog that I have posted on my The Sports Counsel site.

Read about Avril’s Celtman Solo point Five experience and how working with Vicky at The Sports Counsel made the difference.

23/09/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed being a participant in the Salomon Skyline Scotland events on Saturday. I entered the trail half marathon and apart from cursing the UPHILL finish found the route great fun - only occasionally wishing I was actually on my MTB when running down the cycle routes and over some finishing berms!
I timed it perfectly seeing Mia Padmanabhan arriving 2nd lady in the Ben Nevis Skyline event, then Catriona Padmanabhan arriving 2nd in her category in the same event. I came 1st in the 'old bird' over 50's category - coming first in any running event is a first for me!! And Mia and I obviously co-ordinated our outfits carefully.

31/08/2025

Good luck to everyone involved with the Dragon's Back Race. Remember to focus on why you're doing it and that you can't control everything - the Dragon might bite, it's how you fight back that counts!

👀 Dot Watchers Assemble! 🗺️

Yes the world’s toughest mountain race ⛰️ starts this weekend.  Are you ready? 💪
 
Whether you will be out on course or following at home 🏠 here’s what you need to know ahead of next week! ⬇️
 
🐉 It all kicks off from Monday 1 September at 06:00 🕕
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Dragon’s Back Race is a 6 day multi-stage race that covers 380km and 16400m+
🏰 The start is at the iconic Conwy Castle and finishes in Cardiff Castle in the capital of Wales
🏃🏻‍♀️ From Day 2 to Day 6 participants can start between 06:00 – 09:00
❌ The course closes each day at 22:00
🏆 Participants in the top 10 may be allocated a daily start time to prevent participants reaching the water/support points/overnight camp early

Check out our useful blog on how to follow the race! 📚

https://www.dragonsbackrace.com/news/how-to-follow-2025

Or head to the Open Tracking Link 🔗 below to follow the race ⬇️

https://live.opentracking.co.uk/dragonsbackrace2025/

27/08/2025

Another great read from one of Vicky's clients who recently took on the Cape Wrath Ultra. Some top tips and reflections in his blog.

Whether you're contemplating Cape Wrath, about to embark on Dragon's Back Race, or are simply keen to get out running in the wild, Fit-Think can help support you on the way.

The biggest shift in my mental approach was learning to be kind to myself: self-compassion

30/07/2025

Sharing a super link to Erin Shaw's blog post that she has written reflecting on her Cape Wrath Ultra experience and how working with Fit-Think's Dr Elanor Cormack enabled her to create a mental tool kit for the event, https://www.capewrathultra.com/participant-blog/erin-shaw-fit-think Brilliant work Erin!

What I gained from working with Fit-Think ahead of the Cape Wrath Ultra

20/07/2025

Impressive running by Anna Rutherford over the weekend to win the Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle Rat Race. Brilliant quote from her too!

There is more and more research appearing that shows women are actually more physiologically suited to endurance events than men. With continued support to get more women running, these kind of results will become commonplace. 💪

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmv9y2k3lno