Kim Collison

I think she's got so much more to give.

The men's race, there was a very big pre-race favourite in the form of Kim Collison, La Sportiva athlete, someone I've shared many, many miles with over the years in many races, although he is obviously often, always absolutely miles ahead of me.

We were both recently at Tour de Géant together, where he passed me on the first climb, and I got to share at least eight yards of running.

Kim is known as a mountain man.

in 27.08... always great to see an effort 60 across the line...

in a hundred mile race.

First vet 50, sorry, first vet 40 for the men was Kim Collison race winner.

First M vet 50, Victor Vinyals in 1629.

The back has been broken.

It was a little bit depressing to see Kim Collison walking whilst I was debating my life choices at Goring, getting ready to go out, or even debating whether to go back out.

But we're here, tapping away, getting it done.

So, everyone, sit back, relax.

I hope you are both well.

I recorded an intro at the weekend whilst taking part in Centurion's Autumn 100.

I mentioned Kim Collison on there, but didn't really give the context.

I was back at Goring getting ready to head out on leg four, but he just walked in and finished his race.

There's just, yeah, I think that there's something really special about that race.

Yeah, you get to see Kim Collison come running past you.

That's not often you get that chance.

No, and he was flying.

And I think it'd be interesting to see at the, at the sharp end, um, who comes into the sport, you know, who would give it a go? Because I now think like people like Dave Phillips has given it a go.

I don't know why he did, but that, you know, will we see a migration of the Kim Collison's, Damien Hall's, that level of people or, you know, I mean, if you think how good the British team, I don't want to diss anybody that was in the team now, but if you had, you know, the Lucy Gossages and these people, I mean, it could be incredible.

Well, I mean, we were, we were sort of discussing what yard numbers would you need to make the team in two years time? It's every two years, this event.

And we were thinking 70 easily.

And that was the race, really.

And one thing I'd want to say as well, I don't talk about the front of the pack much, but it was a pleasure to come across Kim Collison coming the other way on leg one.

And he was laying in about third position at that point.

And I thought to myself, he is pacing this really well.

Neither return.

Kim Collison, however, races one of our 100s for the first time.

Kim is...

Itra rank 798 doesn't really do it justice either let's not forget he's the 24-hour Lakeland record holder he is the Scottish 24-hour Monroe holder he won the spine winter full in 2025 he won Swiss Peaks 360 he's won what else has he won Northern Traverse, Ark of Attrition.

I think it's maybe just the time of year as well.

There's other things on, whereas the Winter Spine is in January and there's nothing else on, so it attracts the likes of Kim Collison and, and Clare Banworth and, and things.

Yeah.

I just don't have it in me-

Winter Downs 200, absolutely delighted to see some names popping up onto the list this week.

We've had half a dozen sign-ups in the last week or so, including Kim Collison, who is part of our Last Sportiva team, previous Spine winner.

He won Swiss Peaks last year.

He is taking on both the Autumn 100 and the Winter Downs 200 in a sort of unprecedented move for the end of the year, actually.