Becoming An Ultrarunner – Grim Reaper Ultra

With the event being a year away, I’m sure many of you are not even thinking about the Grim Reaper and more than likely feel it’s way too soon to focus on this event. I for one would argue this, as this is the perfect time to be thinking about your long term goals.

Most of us seasoned ultrarunners will have a pretty good idea of what we will be hoping to do over the next two years and will already be putting together a master plan. We will be using the next few years to prepare and train for that dream event.

So, where do we start? Firstly, this article has to focus on our virgin ultrarunners, who are looking to do the Grim Reaper as their first-ever ultra. So, I have to apologise to those ultrarunners who have bagged a few events already. As this article might not be of much use to you but not to worry, in the next article, I will make sure there is something in there for you too, I promise. 

So back to the question, where do we start? New runners coming into the world of ultrarunning will come from a background of running marathons or half marathons and are now looking for the next type of torture. Oops, I mean challenge.

For those with a running background of only running half marathons who are reading this and wondering, should I do a marathon first. I will let you into a little secret, I didn’t and you don’t have to. So to that end, the first thing you need to do is book a place at the event.

Booking commits you to the challenge and keeps you focused on training over the next 12 months, especially when training gets tough or when life is trying to get in the way of everything. Steve has also very kindly offered a discount to our readers for his event for 2023. Discount code at the bottom of the article.