Andy Delderfield

The final stages of the Challenge and lots of reflection! This is the 8th and Final instalment in a series of conversations with me (Andy Delderfield) and my coach (Clair Macaskell) where we capture my story before and after the race. We hope you enjoy our honest, vulnerable and sometimes emotional conversations about my Journey to the ICE In this 8th Episode I have returned from Sweden and continue my conversation with Claire talking about the final 2 days of the ICE ULTRA, and reflect on how the experience has affected me. We talk Ghosts,The Sprint Finish, the achievement and where do I go from here.

The Challenge continues - Day 2 and 3, Going deeper into the challenge when things start to get tough This is the 7th instalment in a series of conversations with me (Andy Delderfield) and my coach (Clair Macaskell) where we capture my story before and after the race. We hope you enjoy our honest, vulnerable and sometimes emotional conversations about my Journey to and on the ICE In this 7th Episode I have returned from Sweden and continue my conversation with Claire talking about the 2nd and 3rd day out on the ice in the Arctic Circle

The day before the race, the Start Line and Day One on the Ice In this sixth Episode I have returned from Sweden just the previous day so the memories and feelings are fresh, I sit down with Claire and describe my experiences from Sweden, in this instalment we cover the journey to the start line and my experiences on the 1st day.

How am I feeling - I've arrived in Sweden This is the fifth instalment in a series of conversations with me (Andy Delderfield) and my coach Clair Macaskell where we capture my story before and after the race. We hope you enjoy our honest, vulnerable and sometimes emotional conversations about my Journey to the ICE In this fifth Episode its ALL about how I feel just 36 hours before the start, deep diving into my feelings and thoughts in the week before, fears, injuries and the endless packing and re-organising of kit!! This Episode was recorded with an audience, it follows a slightly different format so as well as Claire and I chatting we also invite questions from the audience.

Andy chats with Claire about how hes feeling this close to the Big Challenge Andy and Claire talk about slowing down before the big race, mindset, ongoing injuries, What the race really looks like..and its not all about Andy, its also the team around him, mainly his Wife Emma.

What training for an Ultra really looks like! In this third episode we talk about the build up to running an Ultra race on the ice, what ultra training really looks like, the power of a plant based diet and and discover how amazing our bodies really are when you train consistently over time.

Believe in the process and the magic will start to happen Andy and his Coach Claire talk a little more about the finish of the London Marathon in October 2021, I reflect post London on the disappointment of not getting a personal best through to building towards a magical 8 days at the end of November, beginning of December 2021, where I ran my 12th competitive Half Marathon and my 5th Competitive Marathon. We finish the episode discussing my Biggest Physical and mental challenge i've ever taken on - The ICE ULTRA which is now just a few weeks away.

Andy talks Marathons Andy and Claire talk about his running history from early 2014 through to today

Andy's Journey to running 230km across the Artic Circle Each episode is a conversation between Andy and his running coach Claire - the aim is to give an insight into how Andy is feeling in the preparation to the challenge, the Challenge itself and the the feeling after achieving the biggest physical and mental challenge of his life.