Comrades Down Run 2016

It’s been two weeks since the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. 56 miles on roads “down” from Pietermaritzburg, over hills, Continue reading →

The Road To Durban

Sunday 29th May will be the 91st Comrades Marathon, the longest single day running event I’ve entered to date at Continue reading →

A Dirty Weekend

Not that kind of dirty weekend- I’m talking about Rat Race’s obstacle course race, set in and around the grounds Continue reading →

GL3D 2016

Last weekend was the Great Lakeland Three Day event, organised by Ourea Events (Shane Ohly’s events company). It was any Continue reading →

London Marathon Back to Front

The alarm woke me at 2.30am on Sunday, and with my 3 hours of sleep I rolled out of the Continue reading →

When 18 miles become ‘short’

Last weekend I headed up to Newcastle to recce part of the route of Rat Race’s ‘The Wall’ race, a Continue reading →

Thames Path on a sunny day

A couple of days after my 34 mile Gritstone Trail run, I decided to set myself the challenge of another Continue reading →

Running the Gritstone

Last Sunday I decided to run the Gritstone Trail in Cheshire with a couple of friends. I had recently suffered Continue reading →