When I was young, and living in the middle of nowhere, there were only really three ways to travel. Well four if it was a Wednesday and the bus was running. You walked or ran, cycled or begged for a lift. It was no wonder then, that the day I turned 17 I had driving […]
The English public foot path is something of an institution. Loved, fought over, welcomed, hated, opposed or just damn right confusing. Last Sunday, after an epic Saturday run of 50KM (31.06 miles) I set out on a planned 15 mile route, broadly plotted using roads and foot paths. Now knowing that Google maps are pretty […]
According to my schedule, I am just about 11 weeks away from Hope 24 (PLEASE DO CONSIDER SPONSORING ME). Eleven weeks. And it looks something like this As always, any training plan has its adjustments, and this one is no exception. A wedding instead of a long run. Somehow, and I am not sure how, […]
It is easy to spend an age talking about the smallest details of things. In another passion of mine, photography and film making, the internets are littered with people who seem to know every minute detail about a camera, or a codex, or how the Bayer Pattern Filter works, or blah blah blah. There is […]
A couple of tweets yesterday evening prompted me to look back at a post I wrote nearly 2 years ago. I have decided to do an edit / repost… I think it is fair to say that we are probably afraid of silence and emptiness. We like to occupy and fill up empty time and space. […]
The title says it all! Back along I wrote about my shoe lust list, and as training for Hope24 kicks into gear and I run more trails I am trying to narrow down my choices for ultra distance training and racing shoes. I have been refining that list a little – based on the last […]
It is that time of the year when the world is full of reviews, and this will be the second or third year I have done it. 2013 has been a year full of ups and downs, revelations and surprises and finally a coming together and a settling down. Some of things that have stood […]
by way of a quick update… Now the running is in full swing it is encouraging to see the numbers ticking by week 48 saw 48.23 miles run, including an almost 22 miler on Saturday morning This brought November’s total to 181 and the year to date up to 841. I might even make 1000+ […]
As a recent ‘convert’ to Strava I have to say how impressed I am with it. I wasn’t sure at first, I mean, I am a long time fan of TrailrunnerX, and have been using it to log runs since 2008, but a month or so in and I have to say I like it. […]