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 →

Happy 2016!

Happy new year everyone! I hope you partied well and de-stressed from the usual 9-5 rat race, without ending up Continue reading →

Sharp Edge in the evening

The view up to Sharp Edge on Blencathra (Lake District, England) I have spent the weekend with a friend yomping Continue reading →

13 days till Nice Ironman triathlon

I was up at half six yesterday morning and was swimming in Salford Quays before most of my friends were Continue reading →

Must be Ironman month!

Two boxes of energy gels have arrived – should get me through the next few weekends of training, races and Continue reading →

Two months till Ironman

Two months till Ironman Nice – it’s started to feel real and imminent. After months of training I’m starting to Continue reading →