At the Neujahr’s Marathon there was an impressive international crowd, around 1000 runners and a decent amount of additional family and friends. It was one noisy gym in Schlieren. The event is a golden opportunity for brand support and in Generali they have a very well-equipped leading race partner, an insurance company with wellbeing at…
Counting up every timed event I ran 44 events in 2019 and raced and trained for 2000 miles (exactly, as it happens!) As I have chosen 20 highlight events for 2020, here are the 19 that stood out in 2019. 19: Bridgwater 10K This was a PB race, lowering my 10K to 40.40, largely…
Why have people taken to running? I read an essay recently that said that more and more it was a status thing, that people are taking to listing their running feats on job hunt and dating sites. Far from self-discovery in allegiance with nature, and mental release, most runners, it surmised, actually heap more mental…
I came across this video from 2019 Transgancanaria today including the incredible 128K event that I completed (though, no, I don’t make the edit!). Seeing this video brought this all back – what an event, and what an outstanding route to follow. It is all theer in this video, the night time beach start, the…
The London to Brighton car rally is a sleeping giant of the automotive world. These days it is, in fact, accurately referred to as the Bonham’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, #veterancarrun. The event is designed to celebrate the emancipation of the motor car when in 1905 the speed limit went up to 14mph…
Last weekend took a derail as I received a late invite to go and see the Death Stranding experience at Camden Market, attended by gaming royalty in the shape of the brains behind it all – and before that the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Hideo Kojima, nowadays of Kojima Productions. The PS4 game Death Stranding…
RUN: 202020 : The Handbook of Go Further Endurance Running …and the RUN 202020 project. Project starts 01.01.20 and concludes with the book publication in May 2021. A Handbook of ‘go further’ running inspiration centred around 20 amazing 2020 endurance events. This book will inspire you to take on endurance events, whether aiming to build…
The Leviathon, Southend Pier Marathon, Beyond the Far Side: Is there any merit in long races done as laps? In the last two weeks I have completed the 50-mile Leviathon which saw me repeat 7 there and back laps of the same stretch of Thames Path and the Southend Pier Marathon, which is 11 visits…
Two weekends, two contrasting endurance races… 06/02/19 Chester has been on my marathon wish list for a while, a big-small road marathon, very popular amongst runners. I entered impetuously after The Great Welsh Marathon in Spring had left me with unfinished business in terms of getting a time. At the Great Welsh I set my…
Unconventionally, my second 100-mile race was one that many recommend for their first. Equally, entering a 100-mile race two weeks before is not in the standard learn-Ultra rule book. But two weeks out I suddenly had the weekend free and scanned the Internet for a race. I chose the full Robin Hood, rather than say…