“Find Your Contentment”

We’re pretty sure that everyone who joined us at Zefferelli’s were just as blown away by the brilliant Debbie Martin-Consani as we were!

The first female ultra runner to join the Montane Sponsored Athlete Team in 2011, Debbie talked us through her journey from completing her first event; the Glasgow 10k with a hangover, through to the Glasgow Half Marathon and the London Marathon. Discovering that her strength was pacing, she entered the Devil Of The Highlands ultra which kicked off a 16 year (and counting) running career including the Team GB 24 Hour Running Squad.

Debbie’s chatty descriptions of winning the Lakeland 100 in 2014, covering 135 miles to complete the Badwaters race through Death Valley in 132 degree heat, completing the 330km Tour De Geant and winning the heinous 268 mile Spine Race along the Pennines in January 2022 were complimented by great images that gave a much better impression of just how tough a lady she really is.

Sharing her commitment to “training for your weakness” gave a fascinating insight into how she set up a heat chamber in her garage specifically to conquer Badwaters, how to recover well, to ride the rollercoaster and “find your contentment”. Accept what is happening to build mental resilience and push through.

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the event and also to Montane for hosting the event. We are thrilled to be able to send £200 to the Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team to support their work in one of the busiest mountain areas in the UK.