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 […]
Signed up for my first 100 mile ultra marathon
A few years ago, if someone told me I’d be running a 100 mile ultra marathon, I would not have believed them. Absolutely no chance. Driving that distance is a pain in the arse, let alone running. And yet, that’s exactly what I’ve just signed up for. Yes, I wavered before clicking ‘confirm entry’, but […]
New year, new goals
On new years day, my wife and I went for a blustery hike in the gorgeous Black Mountains to chat about our goals for 2018. Cobwebs well and truly blown away, we came away with a few things in mind. Amongst others, I’ve gone with these two to keep me motivated for the year ahead: […]
#run1000miles challenge: the results are in
At the start of the year, I wrote about one of my goals for 2017: #run1000miles. It was a challenge set by Trail Running magazine, to encourage its readers to sign up and run 1000 miles in 2017. 1000 miles in a year? Hmmm, it sounded like a lot of running and I had no […]
Back to basics: an experiment in free running
I’m a sucker for books about running. I’ve read loads of ’em. Some great, others err…not so. I’ve just finished Richard Askwith’s ‘Running free: a runner’s journey back to nature’. It’s definitely in the great pile, and made me think about why I run. And more importantly, how I run. What’s it all about then? […]
Weeks 4 & 5: #run10kadayinmay
Day 22: Monday 22nd May When I first thought about doing this challenge in May, I (naively) imagined I’d be running under clear blue skies enjoying the gentle warmth of spring. Basically, like a scene straight out of an EM Forster novel. Unfortunately, May ’17 has been more like one of Checkov’s Russian winters. But at […]