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: […]
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? […]
The best laid plans…
Recently, I had a dilemma: do I pay £40 and enter an organised trail marathon, or do I save the cash and plan and complete my own adventure run? Hmmmm…I love running in proper races, but the idea of heading off and running on my own for a few hours seemed like a winner. Plus […]
A midweek adventure
I really enjoyed my recent #run10kadayinmay challenge. Over a month on, the habit’s stuck and I’m still running loads. Whilst that’s great, most of my recent runs have been in and around Cardiff city centre. And as lovely as Cardiff’s parks and river trails are, trail running they ain’t. Work’s also been getting on top […]
A week in Italy in 3 pics
I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that a few times a year, I head to the hills of northern Italy. The formal line is that I go over, roll my sleeves up, and work hard bringing my family’s rustic shack up to scratch. The reality is that’s a feeble cover story for gorging on pizza and […]
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 […]
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