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Nov 6
1 min

Lockdown Motivation

Winter is looming. We have another Coronavirus Lockdown, and the prospect of no races this month at least. It can be hard to stay motivat...

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Oct 28
3 min

Crewing a Race

I recently crewed a friend in a 100 mile race, and will be doing it again in a couple of week. With the increasing popularity of ultra ma...

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Sep 28
3 min

Recovery Time

Not too long ago I posted some stories about how I recover post run. Having just run 26 trail miles there were some bits and bobs to ease...

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Sep 10
1 min

Hallucinations and Running

Catching up with the guys at Runners World, we visit the often funny world of hallucinating during ultra marathons. Some funny stories ab...

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Sep 10
1 min

Jenni Falconer Podcast

I catch up with fellow London Marathoner and presenter Jenni Falconer on her popular running podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podca...

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Sep 10
1 min

Fit and Fearless Interview

I first met Zanna, Tally & Vic at Sierra Leone Marathon back in 2016. They now host a BBC podcast, and I caught up with them to talk abou...

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Sep 6
1 min

How to Run Your First Ultra

Over at RunUltra I chat about how to tackle your first ever ultra marathon. A sort video on some tips to take forward if you have that fi...

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Sep 6
1 min

Interview with Wiggle

Sports retailer Wiggle have a live Q&A chat with me, asking all sorts of questions and in particular chatting about my Polar Sports Watch...

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Sep 6
1 min

Chatting to Parkrun UK

During Lockdown I had a chat with parkrun UK (Who did you speak to?) about running during the restrictive time, races past, how to keep g...

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Jan 17, 2019
4 min

Running the Nakasendo

I had been to Japan before. Or at least I thought I had. Tokyo twice, once for work and once for Tokyo Marathon. Having explored the capi...

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Apr 30, 2018
3 min

The 33rd Marathon des Sables

This was my fourth time back to the Sahara. This 250km self-sufficient race is very close to my heart. I just can’t stay away. Every time...

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Apr 3, 2018
3 min

Thyroid Cancer & Me

After Marathon des Sables last year, I had a terrible cough. After a course of antibiotics it shifted. Presuming it was likely to be inha...

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Jan 8, 2018
1 min

Boxing Day Beer Run

It’s Boxing Day. Might of had too much port and Stilton on top of the gargantuan Christmas Lunch the day before. This isn’t stopping me o...

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Jul 27, 2017
4 min

Crewing STYR Labs Badwater 135

Things are simply named in the desert. Stovepipe Wells.. where the stovepipe well is. Furnace Creek.. a creek as hot as a furnace, Badwat...

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Apr 19, 2017
7 min

32nd Marathon des Sables

What goes around comes around. Sand dunes are not fixed things. They shift, grow and move with the winds. Running in them is both beautif...

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Mar 24, 2017
4 min

Tokyo Marathon

The world marathon majors are 6 of the biggest marathons in the world. London, Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin and Tokyo. On completion...

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Mar 13, 2017
5 min

Costa Rica Coastal Challenge

As we walked towards the start line, someone said "Look!" Two giant billed brightly coloured toucans nestled in the tree above. I'd never...

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Dec 20, 2016
5 min

Wendover Woods 50

When Centurion first announced a new race to its calendar all we had to go on was the abbreviated name (WW50) and a date (November). We k...

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Dec 2, 2016
3 min

Nice-Cannes Marathon

Earlier this year Nice-Cannes marathon, now in its 9th year, was cancelled. On July 14th France was celebrating Bastille day. In Nice th...

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Nov 21, 2016
4 min

New York Marathon

New York Marathon It's the land that brought us supersize meals, Costco, and has a huge list of 'worlds largest' roadside attractions. New...

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