I realised today that my blogging has been somewhat lax of late. With a week spent in the Isle of Skye and trips to Yorkshire and Belfast over the past few weeks means I have very little to report on the running front because I have little time to actually go running. But there is … Continue reading I Got Published
I have to admit that when I started this interview segment one of the top people I wanted to chat with was Derek Murphy, founder of Marathon Investigation. Derek is a rare breed in the marathoning world by investigating those who cheat during races. His focus is not those on the podium or exposing doping … Continue reading Running with… The Marathon Investigator
This weekend has been a scorcher in the UK. We Brits can’t cope with heat to put it lightly. Regardless of that and the fact that only a week before I had run 65k in 24 hours, I had signed up for a 10k. If I’m honest I hadn’t planned to write about this race, … Continue reading Running Together – Support One Another
A lot of non-runners say to me that running is a cult. Look at the definition of a cult below and change the words ‘a cult’ and ‘they’ to ‘running’ and ‘runners’: "A cult is defined as a group of people having practices regarded by others as strange. They typically have extreme dedication with excessive … Continue reading Endure24 – A Cult Meeting
I almost didn’t start the Edinburgh Marathon, faltering before the starting gun had even been lifted. I had been battling a pretty nasty stomach bug leading up to the race and knew that even if I did make the race I would be running on empty. Luckily, with less than 24 hours to go before the … Continue reading “Then everything went black” – The Edinburgh Marathon
Some people call running an art form. Lori Richmond has made that cliche into a reality with her illustrtations. Born out of a simple and beautiful idea; create a piece of art using a subject she saw while out running and create it in the time it took to complete that run. As soon as … Continue reading Running with… The Insta-Illustrator
The Marathon is 26.2 miles. Each mile has turning points that can stop your race or define it. It is a collection of thousands of people striving; to finish, to break a record or to best themselves. It has taken me some time to gather my thoughts together following the London Marathon, all down to what … Continue reading Marathons Come Down to Moments
