It was cold. It was tough. But I enjoyed every minute of Run Walk Crawl’s 2018 Brecon to Cardiff 70k ultra marathon. After a lot of huffing and puffing (and swearing), I crossed the finish line in a time of 7 hours and 28 minutes (47th out of 343 runners). But like the first time I […]
A change is as good as a rest
I recently returned from two weeks in Italy. A blissful holiday to switch off, spend time with family, forget about work and soak up the sun. Perfect! La famiglia I’ve chatted about my Italian heritage in earlier posts: ‘5 days in Italy’ and ‘Roadtrip to Italy’ For years, being a Welsh-Italian to me meant huge family […]
Training for my first ultra marathon: weeks 7-10
Sometimes training plans go out of the window, and I managed this in weeks 7-10 with some style. In my defence, I had a few weeks off work and my wife and I set off on a road trip to Italy to spend time with family and friends. Rule number 1 of road-tripping in Europe: […]