When do you stop believing in fairy tales?

You see it all over social media. Defying the odds and coming back better than ever. Striking back in the face of adversity and proving that 'you can do it, if you just set you mind to it'. But what about if your body doesn't let you? What if it's actually broken beyond repair? You …

My spirit has finally been completely broken

I've included a detailed list of all the tests I've had, symptoms I've got, and potential causes for what's going on at the bottom of this post, for those that are interested/have asked It felt like something really significant changed within me in the last week. Up until this point, I know I've been thoroughly …

Outlaw Half Holkham – 04/07/21

Wow - it's been a while. I'm sitting here trying to work out whether or not I've actually done anything in the last 6 months, since my 2020 annual summary. The short answer revolves around that nasty little word beginning with an 'i' - injury. In early January I was out on a fairly standard …

Great North Run – 13/09/2015

Last weekend I had the opportunity to run in the biggest half marathon in the world – the Great North Run. The event itself is steeped in history, and this year was the 35th time runners would wind their way from Newcastle city centre down to the coast in South Shields. I’d wanted to tick …

Brockwell parkrun – 28/02/2015

Another hard week of training straight off the back of a quick half-marathon caught up with me this weekend. The legs felt really fatigued on Friday after a few solid sessions, so I was apprehensive about going too hard at Brockwell parkrun this weekend. I set out fairly quickly, but after a kilometre I found …

Budapest Marathon – 11/10/2014

So the build up to Budapest was firmly centred around a pretty dodge left ankle. Being as stubborn as I am, it was always likely that I'd at least make the start line and give it a go and just see what happens. It'd definitely started to heal up, but was nowhere near 100%, and …

London Marathon 2015!

I'm sure you'll have all been waiting with bated breath for any updates regarding the dodgy ankle. I'd say it's mixed news with 5 days to go before the Budapest marathon. There has been zero running all week, with just a solitary swim and bike session completed - the ankle just isn't playing ball at the …

Challenge Weymouth – The Race

This post is part two of my recollection of the Challenge Weymouth weekend - for part one please see the previous post (I'm not smart enough to put some fancy link in here which will re-direct you to the first post). The alarm was set for 6.15, which was quite unnecessary because as normal I …

Assembly League – Beckenham 3 miles – 04/09/14

I decided that Thursday night would be the first time I officially represented my running club (Serpentine RC) at a road race. The Assembly League is made up of numerous London running clubs who get together during the summer months over a variety of distances, and tonight we'd be racing over 3 miles. I say 'racing', …