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RunUltra Instagrammer Awards

I was recently taken aback but really excited to be included in the shortlist for the RunUltra Instagrammer of the year... View Article

Posted on 22nd December 1 minute Read

A Summer of Ultras

Pitch black mornings and evenings, crisp clear skies filled with a lingering mist, golden leaves floating down from their branches.... View Article

Posted on 2nd December 14 minute Read

Race to the Stones, the support crew version

Last weekend I had opportunity to go along and be support crew for Pip as she took on her first... View Article

Posted on 23rd July 1 minute Read

Love Trails Festival Ambassador!

I’m really excited to announce that I’m working with Love Trails Festival this Summer as an ambassador! The UK’s first... View Article

Posted on 2nd May 1 minute Read

London Marathon 2018… a scorcher and a PB!

Wow, London you were amazing. A four minute PB, finishing in 2:48.25. What an event! April 22nd; after 16 long... View Article

Posted on 29th April 11 minute Read

Mountain Run’s Ultra Trails Weekend

Last weekend I headed up to the Lake District for Mountain Run’s Ultra Trails weekend. The training weekend is run... View Article

Posted on 25th March 14 minute Read

Addicted to the UTMB and I wasn’t there

Last weekend saw the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc, more commonly known as the UTMB, roll into Chamonix as the world’s... View Article

Posted on 11th September 6 minute Read

Great North Run – My First Ever Race

This coming Sunday, 10th September, will see tens of thousands of runners descend on Tyneside for the world’s largest half... View Article

Posted on 5th September 4 minute Read

Race to the Stones, a story of my first 100km

100km, my second long distance ultra marathon in three weeks, the furthest I’d ever run. This certainly hadn’t been the... View Article

Posted on 21st August 14 minute Read

Article: King for a Day

At the end of June 2017 I took part in my first long-distance ultra marathon – Race to the King.... View Article

Posted on 9th August 38 seconds Read

Article: Race to the King Training

In early 2017 I was lucky enough to win a competition by Threshold Sports in Running Magazine. The prize was... View Article

Posted on 9th June 56 seconds Read

Runners walking to the start outside the Champs Elysees

Paris 2017 – How to run a Sub 3 marathon

As I entered the Bois de Boulogne park, winding through the tree-lined paths, runners were starting to drop around me... View Article

Posted on 16th May 12 minute Read

Infographic – The road to Paris, back to where it all began

Spring marathon season is upon us. With the likes of Manchester last weekend, Brighton and Paris this weekend and then... View Article

Posted on 7th April 1 minute Read

Running in the Lake District

At the end of January I had the opportunity to visit the Lake District for three nights. Over the years... View Article

Posted on 5th April 11 minute Read

Maverick Series – Sussex

It was an early start for a Saturday morning, making the trip from Suffolk to West Sussex with Pip and... View Article

Posted on 25th February 9 minute Read

The Long Run and how to make it more interesting…

As runners start gearing up for Spring marathon training, many will find that the long run features as part of... View Article

Posted on 28th December 8 minute Read

Britain’s Most Beautiful – Kielder

Epic Journey On Friday 30th September I headed North with Pip after work, embarking on a 5 hour car journey... View Article

Posted on 18th December 10 minute Read

GoPro – Thunder Run

Whilst at this year’s Conti Thunder Run I did some filming of the event using my GoPro Hero Session. The... View Article

Posted on 8th December 36 seconds Read

BMW Berlin Marathon and a new PB

Ballot Last October I received a text message from my mate Chipper, who lives in Austria, I remember what it... View Article

Posted on 16th October 16 minute Read

Running in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Koh Samui, Thailand

I visited Thailand for the first time just a couple of weeks ago in August. Myself and PipÂ spent two weeks... View Article

Posted on 10th September 13 minute Read

Conti 24hr Thunder Run

The second to last weekend in July is always set firmly in the diary as the Thunder Run weekend. The 24... View Article

Posted on 29th July 9 minute Read

Stour Valley Marathon

The Stour Valley Marathon, starting at Nayland, Suffolk, is an off-road trail marathon that takes in the footpaths of three... View Article

Posted on 5th June 6 minute Read

Race review: Vitality London 10,000

The late May Bank Holiday is when one of London’s most iconic 10k races takes place. This year, with the headline... View Article

Posted on 1st June 4 minute Read

The parkrun briefing with a difference…

I arrived at my local Kesgrave parkrun on Saturday morning following a few training miles with PeteÂ to what is the... View Article

Posted on 30th May 1 minute Read

Sean Conway and The World’s Longest Triathlon

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Conway, a UK adventurer, currently completing the “World’s Longest Triathlon”, a... View Article

Posted on 25th May 2 minute Read

Night of the 10,000m PBs

Saturday night saw Highgate Harriers host their annual Night of the 10,000 PBs at Parliament Hill Athletics Track, London. This... View Article

Posted on 22nd May 3 minute Read

Wings for Life World Run – Cambridge

Featured image from http://www.redbull.com I first heard about the Wings for Life World Run last year in 2015. I religiously listen... View Article

Posted on 13th May 7 minute Read

EnduranceLife CTS Sussex – My first Ultra Marathon

For the first time in four years I found myself going into 2016 without a Spring marathon booked, so I... View Article

Posted on 1st May 6 minute Read

Virgin Money London Marathon Expo

On Saturday we headed down to down the London Marathon Expo at Excel to collect Pip and Ryan’s numbers for Sunday. I... View Article

Posted on 26th April 27 seconds Read

What I love about parkrun

During the last weekend of January I finally achieved my first parkrun milestone and joined the ever-growing 50 club. That’s... View Article

Posted on 12th March 9 minute Read

Festive Forest Challenge

Photo copyright the East Anglian Daily Times. On the 28th November we headed to The Kings Forest, just North-West of... View Article

Posted on 30th January 4 minute Read

Whole Hog – October 2015

The Whole Hog, organised by Eight Point Two events is probably one of my favourite alternative running events of the... View Article

Posted on 22nd November 3 minute Read

ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon 2015

The road to Manchester began just before the New Year when I started my 16 week marathon training schedule. After... View Article

Posted on 4th May 10 minute Read

Running in the Turia River, Valencia

Having recently returned from a holiday in Valencia, Spain, I felt compelled to write about one of Valencia’s largest recreational... View Article

Posted on 30th October 4 minute Read

Dirty Weekend

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th May saw the Rat Race Dirty Weekend descend on Burghley Park in Lincolnshire. My friend... View Article

Posted on 13th June 9 minute Read

Paris Marathon – 7th April 2013

In October 2012 I decided that it was time for a new running challenge and signed up for the Paris... View Article

Posted on 28th March 5 minute Read

Tracking your running

With numerous smartphone apps on the market for tracking your fitness activities, it can be hard to know which one... View Article

Posted on 27th November 5 minute Read

Ipswich Parkrun

Photo from Ipswich parkrun on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/Ipswichparkrun Waking up early on Saturday morning I decided that rather than opt... View Article

Posted on 11th November 2 minute Read