So, it’s official, I have entered my first ultra – the 50K Bimblers Bluff Trail Race in Connecticut, United States. I’m not to concerned about the distance, but am a little concerned about the ter...

I have been trying to get some structure into my training over the past few weeks. I’ve looked at what time I have available, how many runs I wanted to do, what distances etc. and tried to fit thi...

I had a bit of a slapstick comedy moment on this mornings run. As you can probably appreciate, running along a canal, set in woodland can be idyllic, but on the flip side it can also be **incredib...

I need to get some focus back into my running. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been very ‘ad hoc’ with my runs, just going longer and longer – in an effort to get some stamina (and confidence)...

This past weekend I did the longest run I’d ever done – 24 miles. The mother-in-law had the kids for a sleep over on the Friday night, so, sacrificing a lie in with my lovely wife, I got up at 6:3...

This past week / weekend has been my highest volume / mileage week ever (65 miles in 7 days). I purposely wanted to run with sore / tired / empty legs. As well as my mid week 19 miler, I ran to ba...

Last night I did a long run home, from work. This is the second time I have run this route and, to date, it is the furthest I have ever run – 18.7 miles. The first time I ran it in 3:18:15, which ...

My challenge for July and August (half of which I will be on holiday for) is two 19 mile runs home. After work, run from the office, along the canal, to home; a short stint along the canal the nex...

Over the bank holiday at the end of May, Richard Kell (a.k.a. MidasMarathon) was running his ‘Gavin and Stacey Marathon‘ – a 203.4 mile route from Billericay, Essex to Barry Island, Wales, over 4 d...

This is a great, local 16 mile cross country race, over undulating ground through beautiful countryside. The race is organised by Overton Harriers, and starts at Combe Gibbet and finishes in the vi...