Last year, a couple of weeks before running my first 100 mile ultra marathon in Pembrokeshire, I wrote this post setting out my pre-race anxieties. I was honest, and laid bare all the things I was fretting about. 12 months on, I have answers to those questions that were flying round my head. So, in […]
2019: New year, new goals
New year is a great time for personal reinvention. And just like last year, my wife and I headed to the Black Mountains on New Years Day armed with a flask of tea to think about one thing: the year ahead. Hills hiked, tea slurped, we came away with a few goals in mind for […]
Fancy a trail run?
In early October, I got a text from a mate: Fancy taking me trail-running? After years of heading off on my own, running through mud and writing about it, I think it was the first time anyone had asked if I could take them to experience it for themselves. Yes, John. Yes I do. Under pressure […]
The Diary: September
For a while now, I’ve been posting about being injured (annoying) and developing a podcast (big learning curve). At long last, I’ve turned a corner. I’m running and the podcast’s live. Yep, September’s been a good month. Up and running I got injured attempting my first 100 mile ultra marathon back in May. And I […]
The Diary: August
I’ve been quiet on here lately. Things have been a little busy: a new job, starting a podcast, rehabilitating an injured knee, and a trip to Italy. So, I thought I’d say a little more. The new job In 2015, Wales introduced the Well-being of Future Generations Act which puts sustainability right at the heart to how […]
Tales of the unexpected: my first 100 mile ultra marathon
I worried about a galaxy of things before running my first 100 mile ultra marathon. A million and one scenarios played out in my mind. But, nothing prepared me for badgers, Russians or the restorative power of hot dogs. Yes. My first 100 turned out to be pretty memorable. Up and at ’em It started […]
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