Alex Buckland

Higher latitude enthusiast 🥶 🇦🇶
Running and cycling long distances and raising a family in Lancashire 🌹
Product Leader in Software Industry


DateElapsed TimeEventDistance/AscentResultDeg LatTempRemarks
22/03/202210 daysNE Greenland600kmSuccessful Recce71º-36ºCLongest time spent on a snow machine
24/02/202112h 17mUnsupported West Pennine Way Run75kmFirst and Fastest53º11ºCFirst FKT, still held (come on Dashers!)
05/03/20204d 15hSolo to Sweden145kmDidn't die68º-22ºCFirst solo trip
02/03/20196 daysLake Baikal - Siberia160kmFirst team round Olkhon53º-22ºCSlept on ice, tent too warm 😂
02/02/201817 daysArctic Sweden Recce300kmSuccessful Recce68º-38ºCGuiding and supporting clients
07/10/201742 hoursUnsupported Leeds Liverpool234kmSuccess53º12ºCFirst unsupported long run
01/04/201714 hoursViking Way Ultra236kmDNF @ 80km53º+17CStarted late, never caught up, too hot
09/01/201652h 37mMontane Spine Challenger173km/4998m24th54º0ºCFirst 100 miler
26/04/201517h 24mFellsman100km/3352m94th out of 374--Carried Full Spine Kit
14/03/20155h 45mHawarth Hobble51km/1340m117th out of 373--Awful stomach issues
18/05/201312h 17mDusk Til Dawn80km/2700m4th out of 25--First top ten result, kind of
--Gritstone Grind     
26/10/201314h 33mDusk Til Dawn80km/2274m56th out of 70--2nd mountain 50 miler in same year in 2nd year of running
--Calderdale 10     
--Garstang Half Marathon     
28/08/2012-Darwen Pedal Car GP500m lapsWon the class 2 cat53º+10ºC1st time winning anything "athletic"
--Maratonul Fagetului     
--3 Towers Ultra     
--Hell of a Hill Marathon     
--Hardmoors Osmotherly     
--Rivington Trail Marathon     
--Coast to Coast Bicycle     
06/06/201213 daysJOGLE on Single Speed MTB1540kmLuxuriated in being supported--Sponsored by Legacy Hotels