Arc Of Attrition by UTMB | 100 mile ultra marathon | FULL RACE FILM 🎥🍿

[@ActiveIdeas]

Hey Gang! Please drop a like, comment & Subscribe! Race start: 8:41 🔥Mile 10: 9:45 🤮Lands END: 20:06 😍Pendeen Lighthouse: 23:14 ⚡Asthma Attack at Dunes of DOOM: 34:36 🧟‍♂Mile 115 FINISH LINE: 42:30 🙈Hope you enjoyed the video ❤

[@ianl4518]

Well done, huge congrats. I saw you at the start. Unfortunately my race ended quickly with a migraine and sickness after Lizard and I timed out at CP1. Really upset as I always carry my migraine medication and somehow it wasn't in my bag. It was so warm at Coverack compared to HQ, that I changed some clothes and reckon it must have flicked out out of my bag :(

[@ActiveIdeas]

Oh mate! Sorry to hear how your race ended, that sounds bloody awful. I also suffer with migraines and sometimes get the visual ones (usually during high physical intensities and especially when the brightness of head torches are involved) so one of my fears is this happening to me during a race and I’m sorry to hear that similar symptoms brought an end to your day! Well done for making it to the starting line.. just that takes massive balls ❤️ Also, if you’re interested in a running coach, I’m looking for clients 👊🏽

[@teaandtrails]

Amazing upload buddy! Kudos for filming it too! I don’t think I could cope with filming and being in a race 😂 🙌🏻

[@ActiveIdeas]

Cheers Gary! I definitely have a new found respect for KZbinrs (youtube.com/@SarahPlace /@BenParkes, youtube.com/@Run4Adventure, @ryannguk, youtube.com/@FilmMyRun, @CotswoldTrailRunner & many more) who've ran this BRUTAL race and somehow managed to film so much of it 🤣👏🏼 For me, after about mile 17 the camera didn't come out very often 🙈

[@michaelbennett6778]

Thanks Kingsley fab effort and great video . Superb crewing from Abbie - what legends !! X

[@ActiveIdeas]

Awh, cheers for the lovely comment! I’ve passed on the kind words to Abie 🔥 ❤️

[@JasonRaneses]

Well done, appreciate you documenting the journey

[@ActiveIdeas]

Thanks so much mate ❤️ It took everything this one 🙈🔥

[@stuartwebster2203]

Well done Kingsley, awesome running, well done, its was a challenging day and a half out there but completely worth it.

[@ActiveIdeas]

You legend Stuart! Thanks for the kind words 🔥 Definitely a challenging 33 hours out there but like you said.. I’d do it alll over again 😍

[@ryannguk]

Cracking vid. Really charts the ups and downs. Well done for managing the problems and sticking to the task. Massive achievement 👊 I had similar scene getting in to bed on Saturday night. Not pleasant, but worth it!

[@ActiveIdeas]

Cheers Ryan! I just saw your Church Cove video, funny to think we were both vlogging at the exact same time talking about how’d we’d get our knees strapped up 🤣 Cheers for the kind comments, I learnt a lot and am definitely looking forward to my second attempt for a different shade of buckle 👊🏽 Hahaha, yeah, I promised myself the dream during this run “soon I’ll be all cosy in my hotel” but it was quite the scene.. about 2 hours sleep until I woke up in a hot sweat of pain 🤭 Arc 2025 on the cards for you?

[@ryannguk]

@@ActiveIdeas getting round at all with zero hill training is pretty impressive, so hopefully some of that will propel you to a gold buckle if you do go back. Nah, I’ve got what I wanted from the Arc for the time being. Absolutely love the race and the coast path though so expect I’ll give it another crack down the line. Just not next year; need a break from the winter training cycle and massive time commitment! So I’ll probably crew or volunteer next year. Hopefully see you out there

[@LuiisSiilvaa]

Would be nice a recap on the logistics, gear, nutrition, etc

[@ActiveIdeas]

Videos filmed & coming in a few days are nutrition, and recovery. What sorts of topics would you like to see in a logistic video? 🌟

[@LuiisSiilvaa]

@ActiveIdeas the gear choices and why, shoes, socks changes, Lub usage, what to carry in the pack, what goes in to your mind when deciding these things. Cheers

[@ActiveIdeas]

@LuiisSiilvaa lube usage!?! 😱🤣 I joke, that sounds good, thanks for the ideas 💡 I’ll do it

[@dewaynescott5114]

Bro thank you for the excellent review. And proud for representing BTR. Watching from the United States.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Top man! Thanks for dropping a comment, it’s an absolute pleasure to represent BTR 🔥I’d love to visit the states one day for one of their 100+ racing events.. the ultra community looks great over there

[@althaea35]

Brilliant! 🎉

[@ActiveIdeas]

Top man 👊🏽❤️

[@lydiachwarszczynski4116]

Loved this video. Well done 👏

[@ActiveIdeas]

You’re an absolute legend ❤️ Thanks for leaving a comment!! Maybe I can film your experience at backyard? 🙈

[@stevenconway5456]

Epic effort massive well done.....

[@ActiveIdeas]

Thanks Steven! I’m definitely hungry for that Gold buckle now 🙈

[@TwoCombs]

Great video and really informative 👍 💯 well done for a super achievement 😎

[@ActiveIdeas]

Appreciate that massively mate! Glad it was informative.. the question is, what now!? 🙈 I need the next goal 😎

[@matt.britton]

Ha no way, that’s me in the grey next to you at the start!

[@ActiveIdeas]

Haha! Love this, you made the cut! 😜 How did you find the race!? Just checked open tracking, you had a fantastic result! Also.. the go pro.. is a vlog coming?

[@KingLifeTale]

Let’s goooo! 🔥

[@ActiveIdeas]

Wooo! 🌟

[@MaybeSomdaySoon]

How did the headlamp hold up during the race? Still a recommend?

[@ActiveIdeas]

The Petzl Nao RL was a joy to use. There was definitely a learning curve for me as I’ve mostly used pretty cheap head torches (€20) so this was a masssssive step up ❤️ Good comfort, great battery life, lightweight and has a rear red light. One issue was the price of batteries.. to pass the Arc of Attrition kit check I had to buy a second battery it cost me (€60) 🤯 Ironically I never used this second battery as the battery is so good. For UTS100 last week I used PETZL started on 100% used it all night on medium setting and finished with 80% 🔥 🤯 Hope this helps and check out my dedicated video on the lamp for more info ❤️

[@MaybeSomdaySoon]

@@ActiveIdeas Thank you so much for the quick reply. Your other video brought me to this video, was glad to see you use the lamp during the race. Congrats on finishing the race!

[@ActiveIdeas]

@MaybeSomdaySoon well it’s lovely to have you on board! Plenty more videos to come ❤️

[@chrisdavies6175]

I LOVED this video. Really well done on finishing on that amount of preparation. Oh to be young again. And NO those are little hills not mountains!

[@ActiveIdeas]

if they aren’t mountains Chris.. they sure do feel like them! 🤣🤣 Thanks SO much for the comment ❤️ Somehow in these races, i manage to squeeze out everything.. but it isn’t without the massive help from the volunteers, race staff and my crew… Abie 🫶🏽

[@emmabagleyruns]

Its great that you finished. If you are on a waiting list its very tempting to accept with a short time to go and get swept up in the excitment of an event. You need to give your body time to train and adapt on race specific terrain. As you live in Norfolk its worth doing a few weekends where there are hills in the build up. As a running coach myself I personally wouldn't have advised for someone to run on after such pain so early on. I hope you havent got longer term damage? In the future I would suggest listening and working with your body more.

[@ActiveIdeas]

Thanks for the comment Emma ❤️ Do you have a link to your coaching services, I might be interested. I appreciate that advice! I should probably add.. before doing this race I had completed the Spine Race which is over twice as long & definitely more savage. I’d also hiked in mountainous areas and partook in many ultra events for experience. I think having done a race like the spine.. for better or worse, I was exposed to a whole new level of pain threshold and although the Arc was up there.. I had put myself through far worse. Realistically.. it’s very likely some permanent damage could have been done BUT based on my experience I made the judgment call that I’d probably be completely fine. Recovery took about 10 weeks of slowly building my body back up to 100% again. I think I’ll be okay ❤️ I love never felt fitter, healthier & stronger than I do right now tbh

[@ActiveIdeas]

… ohh & I have been doing a lot more inclined treadmill hill reps since 🙈

[@simbiedbtrailrunning9327]

well done, it didn't't came easily...

[@ActiveIdeas]

Cheers mate! Really had to battle for this one 👊🏽

[@defencee]

Bro, what a model or models of watches you've used in this race? I guess Suunto Race and Polar Vantage v3 maybe?)) What do you think after this hard test? And in general after all this time which you have This watches, first of wall Suunto Race? What is your favorite universal overall watches right now? I'm still thinking about fenix 7s.

[@ActiveIdeas]

So I packed the Suunto Vertical as my main watch and in my kit bag I also had the Race and a Polar Grit X Pro as back ups. I chose the Vertical for its battery life, map accuracy and ruggedness. Whilst I love the Vertical, this hard test exposed some of the flaws with the Suunto. Firstly, I was scared that I might have downloaded the wrong map region. The OCD side of me wanted to be able to physically check on the watch that the maps were working but you can only zoom out to 2km and when you load up a course the watch still doesn’t automatically show you how to get to the start. I then turned off wrist based HR to maximise battery life.. but when I started the event the watch glitched and put HR on anyway. Lastly it did struggle with 100 miles worth of GPX.. it seemed to offer me a simplified version rather than follow every curve of the trail if that makes sense. Funnily.. this could all be fixed in a software update.. I just hope that Suunto do it ❤️ Things I loved.. the Vertical looks sick! Not only cosmetically but when I put it on I feel like I’m about to do business out on the trails 🔥 It’s super tough and no matter how many rocks and cliffs I bash this thing on, I can’t scratch it. GPS accuracy (when the GPX works) is unreal for navigating! The battery life was the real showcase. For the Arc of attrition I ran for 34 hours with the maps screen on and HR tracking (against my will) with phone notifications.. I finished the race with 32% 🤯 Anyways.. hope you enjoyed the read and any questions just reply to this comment 🌟

[@JasonRaneses]

In hindsight, would you have gone with your Fenix 7 on this one or generally a Garmin over Suunto? That said, the mapping issues you experienced could’ve been an anomaly.

[@ActiveIdeas]

@JasonRaneses as you’ve said.. the issues could have been an anomaly since I’ve never experienced it before with Suunto. And I’ve seen Garmin GPS issues on my 7 pro. For the Spine I used to watches on my wrist and tbh.. so in hindsight, I wish I’d done the same for this. Taken at least two watches so that when one poops its self, I can check the other 🙈

[@TomMorgan1066]

Well done guys you are 👏

[@ActiveIdeas]

Thanks Tom ❤️🔥 Onto the next one