I KNEW This Would Happen, But I Did It ANYWAY | Race to the King 100K

Your comfort zone is a desolate wasteland. But sometimes you have to take the risk anyway.

Race to the King 2025 was a brutal 100K through the Sussex countryside, split into one flat 50K and one brutal hilly loop along the South Downs Way. I made a classic mistake — going out too fast, in scorching heat, without anti-chafe cream. This is a story of risk vs reward, strategy vs ego, and pain vs persistence.

🎥 Featuring heatwaves, hosepipes, hills, hallucinations and hard lessons — plus appearances from Penny, Clive, Victoria, and a surprising first-time ultrarunner.

⏱️ Final time: 15 hours 10 minutes
🎙️ Full race recap + breakdown
🏃‍♂️ 100K. 1500m elevation. Two loops. One lesson: Don’t go out too fast.

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00:00 Start
00:30 Race day chaos.
01:01 Sun protection essential.
02:28 Preparing for race.
03:00 First ultra challenge.
03:51 Avoid banking time.
04:15 Early mistakes made.
05:11 Maintaining comfortable pace.
06:33 Listen to body.
07:01 Importance of pit stops.
08:03 Facing heat challenges.
09:31 Managing expectations realistically.
11:09 Weather relief welcomed.
12:49 Adjusting running strategy.
14:07 Hydration and nutrition crucial.
15:58 Halfway mark reached.
17:32 Sun exposure risks.
19:43 Adjusting target time.
21:09 Signs of exhaustion.
22:28 Chafing complications arise.
23:16 Lesson: pace wisely.

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