MDS Legendary 2026 (270km through the Sahara): Race Review

Almost twenty years ago a running friend John told me about this race he was going to do: the Marathon Continue reading →

Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24 Hour 2025: Pain

There’s something wonderfully symmetrical about life sometimes. The first time I attempted the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race in Continue reading →

Tromso Skyrace Final Edition 2023

What a race! The last edition of the Tromso Skyrace did not disappoint! With 4800m of climbing over 58km, in Continue reading →

A return to racing

Welcome back!  I, like many, have found 2020 to be a most unusual year. Blighted by the pandemic, 2020’s races Continue reading →

Mountain Lessons

It’s been a week since the Pirin Ultra, part of the Migu Skyrunner World Series. It was a hard course, Continue reading →

Race Across America, in progress

I’m in Kansas! Wow a lot has happened since we set off on Saturday afternoon on the Race Across America 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 →