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My Trail Running Journey

Hi! I’m Simba and I’m a trail runner!

Back in 2017 as I was entering my mid 30s I looked in the mirror and decided that I need to take action. I decided to become a ‘runner’ and entered the Brighton Marathon. Inevitably, I had bitten off more than I could chew and ended up getting injured and deferring to 2018. Wind the clock forward to today I have ran several road half and full marathons, park runs! However, I found my true calling when I took my marathon training into the trails in Hampstead Heath. Running on dirt paths, through mud and trees felt right awakened the ultra runner in me. I signed up for the TRIBE Run for Love a brutal 280km multi day ultra and I have never looked back. You can find me most weekends bimbling around the South Downs and at trail races around the UK.

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View fullsize RFL4 No.66 signing off for the last time. An incredible week spent with incredible people pushing their bodies to the absolute limit. Feel honoured to share the trails with such a wonderful group of people running for such a important cause. I watc
View fullsize I FINISHED A RACE. 🤣 Finally crossed a finish line...it was only 13km and I fell apart at 6km 🤣 I went out hard! After my DNFs at the South Downs Way and the Blacks to the Beacons 50 milers I wanted to have a go at a bit of an all.out lung buster
View fullsize Sat in my garden in the ☀️ reflecting a week on from my 2nd DNF of the year at the Blacks to the Beacons race last weekend. After the implosion at the @centurionrunning SDW50 I knew that it would be a risk to attempt another 50 so soon after. Howeve
View fullsize Running into another week full of joy! Spent the weekend down in the Gower peninsula in South Wales on a run leader training for the @lovetrailsfestival in the summer! Awesome to meet some new people and catch up some old faces! I'll be reppin @bla
View fullsize Is it 5️⃣:3️⃣0️⃣ yet? ⌚ A throwback to a few weekends ago to the half marathon in Cardiff where I rang the PB 🛎️ Although last Saturday's DNF at the South Downs Way 50 still weighs on my mind. I hit the halfway mark at 1:35 on target even thoug
View fullsize (👇🏾it's a long one) No #medalmonday for me! Congrats to all of those who raced on the weekend! But we move! Next up I'll be heading to Croatia for the 4th (and my Second Run for Love) with @tribefreedomfoundation. Setting out from Starigrad on th
View fullsize 🤟🏾😝🤟🏾 RACE DAY! South Downs Way 50 miler. LETS GO! #simbaisrunning #southdownsway50 #trailrunninguk #flatlay
View fullsize Next Race 🏁 South Downs Way 50 🏞️ I'll be racing the 50 mile distance this week for the first time! Been feeling ill 😷 all week, struggled on my tune up run yesterday 😱 No idea how I will get on, got full on ultramaranoia but also really exited