running
New Rye Runners beginners’ courses 2017
NEW! Rye Runners Walk-to-jog 10-week programme starting February 24th, Rye (in association with Active Rother and the NHS Let’s Get Moving initiative) Not sure you’re ready to run yet? This is a brand new 10-week course to get you from a standing start into regular walking and jogging. By week 10 you’ll be ready to […]
All night long: the 24 Hour Ultra Trail Race
It’s dawn, and I am sitting on a fold-up chair in a field, eating a bowl of porridge. At this moment in time, it is the best porridge I’ve ever tasted, warming my insides and replenishing my much-depleted energy stores like five-star fuel. I savour every mouthful as I watch the mist rise above the […]
Next Running Well workshop: 20th October 2013
Want to run faster and further? Trying to steer clear or get rid of niggling injuries? Or perhaps you simply feel that you would benefit from a fresh approach to your running. My Running Well day workshop is for you. The full details are on the Coaching page of my website, along with some of the fantastic […]
How my three 2013 challenges went
At the beginning of 2013, I set myself three physical challenges. 1. To run the Zermatt Marathon in July. 2. To complete my first Half Ironman in August and 3. To tackle a 12-hr cycling time trial in September. Last weekend saw the successful completion of the final one, the Kent Cycling Association 12hr TT, […]
Make mine a half – my debut half ironman race
At 7.35am yesterday morning, I waded into a lake on the outskirts of Ashford, Kent, to embark on my first ever half ironman distance triathlon, The Owler. Five hours, 58 minutes, 9 energy gels, 2 litres of sports drink and 70.3 miles later, I crossed the finish line, exhausted in a way I’ve only previously […]