I’m very excited to be building up to my Big TOE next year and a major part of that is being accepted to run the Brathay Challenges 10 in 10. Brathay Trust is one of two youth support and development charities that I am supporting with the 10 in 10 an amazing curtain raiser ahead…
Let’s start with the Ooser himself. He was represented by some kind of popular mask worn in mummer style occasions. The Ooser was never truly famous, even back 120 years or so ago. Even when this evocative carved wooden head and moving jaw was at the peak of its powers , the Ooser was known…
Ask on any relevant forum about your chances of training for and completing an ultramarathon and you’ll be told a few things very quickly: Control your pace. Walk the hills. Its more a mental challenge than a physical one This advice is broadly true as a ruleset for the majority of beginners. The top two…
In December 2019 I looked ahead to 2020, the most meticulously planned year of my life with 20 outstanding endurance running events booked and scheduled in amongst my cut down office workload. I sunk a vast chunk of savings into entry fees, travel and hotels. But what a year in prospect! Spoiler alert: It didn’t…
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gareth-kilshaw [Run begins on Saturday 7th November] When Gareth Kilshaw dumped the cigarettes 4 years ago, and took on and beat his running enthused brother at a local 10K, he had no idea that he would become a running hero of mine via feats in ultrarunning. I’m proud now to be able to call him…
Run 202020, Race 16. The Atlantic Coast Challenge 40 Miler was a challenge and not a race so of course there was no winner. So the first place finisher was Daniel Jones, a local local, and an ultra runner who has plenty of experience of the South West Coastal Path. After the not race, Frank…
On Monday, Frank Wainwright met the ROKiT team and some of the glitterati of motorsport at the classic London pub, The Nag’s Head, Covent Garden Got to be honest with you, until Monday I didn’t have a fantasy business conglomerate. But I have one now. I mean they just put together an event where I’ve…
So yesterday evening went rather well. Kindly invited by Pukka, I went to the Lord’s Tavern hoping to catch a word or two with Mastermind quiz champion Shaun Wallace, play along with the quiz, drink the accompanying Marston’s Pedigree and chat about marketing with Pukka’s Rachel Cranston. All of which I did (If you are…
So I was a little delayed with this meal, but here is my Chinese New Year gift from Chinatown in London put to good use. Key exotics ingredients, Black Fungus and Chayote. Verdict: The crunchy fungus was a nicer texture than thought, but the recipe needed spicing up. The Chayote, billed as somewhere between a…
Well they say that endurance running is all about adapting the plan! The postponement of Race 5 in the #Run202020 series, the Mongol 100, to 2021 has been embraced by me as part of the story. #Run202020 is about travel, places and people as much as running, and the travel business is beset with potential…