So by now I will hopefully be about start day two of the Marathon des Sables and so I thought I would ask for you support for the next few painful days. There is no real phone signal when I’m out there so I won’t be able to get emails, read the comments or anything … Continue reading Words of Support
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The Start Line
I have scheduled this post to go live on the day I start the Marathon des Sables. Right now as you sip that coffee or eat that slice of cake I have 9ishkg on my back, sand beneath my feet (and probably already in unholy places) and sweat pouring from every inch of me. I … Continue reading The Start Line
My First DNF
Before this race even started, I contemplated quitting. Pulling back the curtains the morning before the race revealed a hurdle I had not accounted for, let alone trained for: a heavy deluge of snow. The snow lay thickly upon the ground, silently mocking my precarious mental strength. The race ahead was the biggest running challenge … Continue reading My First DNF
Marathon Tactics – Divide and Conquer
On Sunday I set a new marathon personal best and, if I’m honest, it was a complete accident. The day before the race I confessed to my friend that I didn’t even really want to run this marathon, my running mojo had been kicked into the long bushes as the fear of Marathon des Sables … Continue reading Marathon Tactics – Divide and Conquer
New York State of Mind – Part One
New York is the backdrop to countless cliché movies, Hollywood’s dreams are woven through it’s every avenue and street. It is a place that you can’t help but feel hopeful in. Those cinematic endings where the music swells and everyone gets their happily ever after overrides your self-held sensibilities. It is intoxicatingly inspiring. On December … Continue reading New York State of Mind – Part One
2:09 – A Review
For anyone who has ever dreamed of getting that coveted six-star marathon majors medal, this is the product review for you. Not many of the runners I have spoken to knew that apart from qualifying, ballot or charity places there is another way of securing one of those elusive spots in marathons such as New … Continue reading 2:09 – A Review
Running in my own Footprints
There are two moments that I say my running started; the first time I dragged my arse off the sofa and went out for a run and the Oxford Half in 2015. While it is hard to imagine a time when I wasn't running and blogging, I never actually wrote about my first half marathon as … Continue reading Running in my own Footprints
One Minute and Thirty Three Seconds
I said in a blog post last year that marathons come down to just a few moments, sometimes they can just come down to 93 collected seconds. Moscow Marathon had seemed like a far off venture for so long that it some how managed to sneak up on me rather unprepared. After Lakeland 50, my … Continue reading One Minute and Thirty Three Seconds
Not a Regular Raceday
This taxi is going way over the speed limit down the motorway and I’m getting changed in the back seat, just your standard race morning. I don’t tend to write up every race nowadays as I know you’d probably get a bit bored of the same old story but the Richmond Runfest 10K was no ordinary … Continue reading Not a Regular Raceday
Filter Photos Not Words.
I haven't been as honest as I should've been, I'm sorry. The Two Tunnels Half Marathon hurt, both mentally and physically. I could list hundreds of reasons why it didn't go to plan but the truth is there's only one reason that mattered; I didn't take the challenge seriously. I became complacent in what a … Continue reading Filter Photos Not Words.
