marathon

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 London and Boston on the horizon, to name but a few, it’s the time of year when runners see their … Read More

Strava Route Builder

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 their traditional marathon training programme. As the distance increases and the time that it takes week-on-week, it’s easy to fear … Read More

Kielder Water

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 to a cottage in rural Northumberland where we were staying for the Kielder Marathon. If you picture an extremely isolated … Read More

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 said… “If you’re hunting for a PB next year, Berlin closes 1st Nov!”. I didn’t hang around, a couple of … Read More

Pip descending to Bures Mill

Stour Valley Marathon

The Stour Valley Marathon, starting at Nayland, Suffolk, is an off-road trail marathon that takes in the footpaths of three walking routes in Suffolk and Essex; St Edmund Way, Stour Valley Path and the Essex Way. Last year I was … Read More

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 decided to set my sights on another challenge – an ultra marathon. I’ve fancied having a go at an ultra for … Read More

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 thought that it would be a chance to try out the GoPro Hero 4 Session and film some footage of … Read More

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 another year of missing out on getting a place in the London ballot, I’d been toying with a couple of … Read More

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 Marathon. As a first-time Marathon runner I certainly learned a lot from my training and the race – so here’s … Read More