As I am training for my first ever ultra, Trail Marathon Wales seemed like a perfect ‘training run’. It offered similar elevation gains and terrain to Lakeland50 and it would get me used to running on trails for prolonged periods in a race set up. It seemed too good an opportunity to pass up. I … Continue reading Trial by Trails – My Trail Marathon Wales
As a new runner I was constantly trying new apps as I searched for the best tools to help me run faster, further and more intelligently. After three years of trial and a lot of error I've now got a collection of apps that I rely on during my training and races. So without a … Continue reading My Top Apps for Runners in 2018
I stare down that road and see exactly where I began. This stretch of single track road probably means nothing to nobody, but to me it means everything. It is where I started to run off the old me, to heal the wounds that tortured and move on from the past that tormented me. Despite … Continue reading Where I Began
It’s 4am and I’m wide awake. I’m reaching in the dark for the damp running kit I had only taken off a few hours earlier. I’m tired and sore heading out into the foggy morning for another five mile run. All that can only mean one thing; it’s Endure24 time again. Last year I classed … Continue reading Endure24 – Back Again
Last week the London Landmarks Half Marathon, which was only launched this year, announced that they would be introducing a balloted entry system for 2019's race. The outpouring of frustration on social media ever since has got me thinking about the rise of balloted races. I should start this post by admitting that the first … Continue reading Battle of the Ballots
I remember the fear I had going in to a running shop for the first time. Suffering from imposters syndrome I asked sheepishly what shoes they’d recommend for a marathon runner. It was October 2015, six months before I would line up for my first ever marathon and I needed some shoes to match the … Continue reading Brooks Glycerin Review
I’m not that runner. I’m not that guy in the adverts you see gliding effortlessly down a Manhattan street, perfect complexion and not a sweat stain in sight. I’m the regular runner. I’m the guy you see running like a sloth through peanut butter down a country lane or hobbling near the end of a … Continue reading I’m not that Runner
This month I am suppose to be running a marathon, I’ve had it pencilled in since November but come raceday I won’t be lining up with everyone else. The thought of not racing hadn't crossed my mind until a few of my friends suggested dropping it, followed by my running coach a week later (yes … Continue reading Not Running
After the London Marathon has been packed away for another year and people begin to drift back to their daily lives, slightly chaffed, a strange thing starts to happen: medals from the iconic race start to appear on eBay. I’ve always found this very bizarre, why sell and crucially why buy something earned through sweat, pain and … Continue reading Selling My London Marathon Medal
I had planned to make this post a debrief of my experiences running the London Marathon but following the death of Matt Campbell during this year's race I can’t. The harsh reminder that what we do for fun can have tragic consequences has jarred my gleaming memories of that day. My inconsequential marathon is not worthy … Continue reading Our London Marathon
