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 →

A Day in a Hypoxic Chamber

Yesterday I spent the day in a hypoxic chamber at the Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) in London. 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 →

Easter in Mull

Easter saw a return for me back to what I love- going up and down hills! On a sunny Bank Continue reading →

The doctor will see you now

I was on a short run last week, and I was getting irritated by the recurring pain in my knees. Continue reading →

Run-in with a cobra

It wasn’t supposed to be that memorable, just a short run through a tropical greenbelt in the centre of Kuala Continue reading →

What a difference a week makes

For me, the first race of 2016 was the Four Villages Half Marathon based at Helsby in Cheshire. I want Continue reading →