Its been a bit of a blogging hiatus here… I didn’t even manage a 2014 review, which was a shame, because 2014 in running terms was pretty epic. The return to running health following the long build up to the coeliacs diagnosis went well, better than I planned really. Hope 24 and 80 miles run,… Read More »
So, after 10 days rest from my Hope 24 run, and a gentle running restart (back up to 25-30 miles a week + 10 miles a week on the bike) I have had some time to help my extensor flexor muscles and tendons heal and mull over the event. My first major observation is that… Read More »
In 2012, my running diary has 2 runs in it – a total of 9 miles. I was clearly so unwell, that I had no energy to even run – something I loved to do. In 2013 I thought, I will try harder, I ran well in January, February and March, but just had no… Read More »
With more than 1200 miles run in training, with more than enough experimenting with nutrition and with an unfathomable amount of patience and quite support from my family and friends, I am just four days away from my first 24-hour run. I have a strategy of sorts, a target number of laps, a crew, but most… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »