Blog History

• Parkrun may well have saved my life
• 2022 review – ‘racing/training’ summary
• When do you stop believing in fairy tales?
• My spirit has finally been completely broken
• Fighting a losing battle – chronic fatigue/long COVID?
• The toughest challenge I’ve ever faced
• To hell and back (AKA – what the f*ck has been going on?)
• 2021 review – racing/training summary
• Gutbuster 10 mile – 28/12/21
• Dorney Lake 10km – 12/12/21
• London Marathon – 03/10/21
• Ironman Estonia – 07/08/21
• Outlaw Half Holkham – 04/07/21
• 2020 review – racing/training summary
• Goodwood marathon – 06/12/20
• JOGLE Day 6 – All roads lead to Lands End
• JOGLE Day 5 – The Queen Stage
• JOGLE Day 4 – Who’s idea was this again?
• JOGLE Day 3 – 200 miles or bust
• JOGLE Day 2 – The ‘short’ day
• JOGLE Day 1 – ‘I don’t think I can do this’
• Outlaw X middle distance triathlon – 27/09/2020
• Dorney Olympic triathlon – 06/09/20
• Big Half marathon – 01/03/20
• Cape Peninsula Half Marathon – 16/02/20
• 2019 review – racing/training summary
• Valencia Marathon – 01/12/2019
• Frankfurt marathon – 27/10/19
• Ucka trail/Frankfurt this weekend..
• Ride London – 04/08/2019
• Owler middle distance triathlon – 21/07/19
• Challenge Roth – 07/07/2019
• Edinburgh half – 26/05/19
• Green Belt Relay 2019
• Wimbledon 10km – 12/05/2019
• London Marathon – 28/04/2019
• Victoria Park 10km/London Marathon preview
• Diss Duathlon – 30/03/2019
• Reading half – 17/03/2019
• Surrey Half – 11/03/2019 (1:30 pacer)
• Wokingham half marathon – 24/02/2019
• New Year’s Day triathlon – 01/01/2019
• 2018 training/racing summary
• Mince Pi Run – 50km – 17/12/2018
• Valencia marathon – 02/12/18
• The Stickler 2018 (10 miles) – 28/10/18
• Ironman World Championship 2018 – Run
• Ironman World Championship 2018 – Bike
• Ironman World Championship 2018 – Pre-race & Swim
• Kona – The aftermath
• Chicago Marathon 2018 (KL takeover)
• Day 4 – Kona Eve/Tracking info
• Kona day 3 – The real race – Underpants run 2018
• Kona day 2 – ‘How are we going to take all these free hats home?’
• Kona day 1 – ‘I’m never leaving this place’
• International Chicago 5km – 06/10/18
• Chicago – Part 1
• Road to Kona – 2 weeks to go – Chicago race week
• Road to Kona – 3 weeks to go
• Brighton Triathlon – 16/09/2018
• Road to Kona – 5 weeks to go
• Ironman UK; the improved version. A view from the inside, by Katie Lysons
• Ironman UK 2018 – Bike & Run
• Ironman UK 2018 – Pre-race & Swim
• Ironman UK – preview
• Love the Pyrenees – activities galore!
• Chester middle distance triathlon – 03/06/2018
• Thames Turbo Triathlon – 07/05/2018
• London Marathon – 24/04/2018
• Diss Duathlon – 08/04/2018
• Surrey Half – 11/03/2018
• Wokingham half marathon – 18/02/2018
• Not always (but usually) the bridesmaid
• South of England cross country championships – 27/01/2018
• New Year’s Day triathlon – 01/01/2018
• 2017 training/racing summary
• Dorset Coastal Trail Series – 02/12/2017
• Valencia marathon – 19/11/2017
• Thames Meander half marathon – 04/11/2017
• Amsterdam marathon – 15/10/2017
• Ironman Wales 2017
• Ironman Wales – preview
• Sub-17 parkrun & IM wales training
• Outlaw triathlon – 23/07/2017 – You win some, you lose some.
• Outlaw 2017 – preview
• Norwich Triathlon – 09/07/2017
• Spragg camp 2017
• Wimbledon trail series race 2 – 07/06/2017
• Chester middle distance triathlon – 04/06/2017
• Edinburgh half-marathon – 28/05/2017
• Green Belt Relay 2017
• Wimbledon trail series race 1 – 03/05/2017
• London Marathon – 23/04/2017
• Pre-London thoughts
• Aberystwyth parkrun 15/04/17 (+ London marathon update)
• Palace half marathon – 19/03/2017
• Surrey half marathon – 12/03/2017
• Bath two tunnels 10k – 26/02/2017
• Southern cross country championships – 28/01/17
• New Year’s Day Triathlon – 01/01/2017
• 2016 training summary
• Queenstown marathon – 19/11/16
• New Zealand 2016
• Jekyll & Hyde Duathlon -30/10/2016
• Surrey league cross country – Division 1, Match 1 (Richmond Park) – 15/10/16
• Kingston marathon – 09/10/16
• Berlin marathon report – 25/09/16
• Mile End parkrun (10/09/16), a new bike and thoughts on Berlin
• Stavanger half marathon – 27/08/16
• Ironman Switzerland – Post race
• Ironman Switzerland – The Run
• Ironman Switzerland – Bike
• Ironman Switzerland – Swim
• Ironman Switzerland – Before the race
• Ironman Switzerland – tracking info
• Norwich Triathlon – 10/07/2016
• Chester middle distance triathlon – 12/06/16
• Edinburgh Marathon – 29/05/16
• Tooting Common parkrun + more training
• Hackney Half + Training update – 08/05/16
• The Lightning Run (12 hours) – 01/05/16
• Reading Half Marathon – 03/04/2016
• ‘Brief’ update – new 5km PB
• The alternative Barcelona Marathon – by Paul Brown
• Barcelona marathon 2016 – 13/03/2016
• Barcelona Marathon – Pre Race
• Kingston 10K
• Bramley 20 – 14/02/2016
• Hatfield forest parkrun – 06/02/2016
• Southern cross country championships – 30/01/16
• A new year, a new PB – Edinburgh parkrun – 02/01/2016
• 2015 training summary
• Gutbuster 10 mile – 28/12/2015
• Olympic park 10k – 13/12/2015
• Thames Meander Marathon – 07/11/2015
• Brockwell parkrun 31/10/2015 – Another PB! and some pre-marathon thoughts
• Sub 18! – Brockwell parkrun 03/10/2015
• Hever Castle Triathlon – 27/09/2015
• Great North Run – 13/09/2015
• San Francisco 10K (Giant Race) – 23/08/2015
• Prudential RideLondon – 02/08/2015
• Cotswold 24 hour race – 25/26 July 2015
• Ironman Switzerland – 2016
• Redricks Lake Triathlon -12/07/2015
• Grafman – 28/07/2015
• Brixton 10k – 21/06/2015
• Wales Velothon – 14/06/2015
• Outlaw Half Ironman Triathlon – 31/05/2015
• Sudbury Court 10K – 17/05/2015
• The London Marathon – 26/04/2015
• London Marathon – pre-race thoughts
• Brighton Marathon – 12/04/2015
• Brockwell parkrun – 28/03/2015
• Surrey Half (and more..) – 08/03/2015
• Brockwell parkrun – 28/02/2015
• Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon – 22/02/2015
• Brockwell parkrun – 21/02/2015
• Edinburgh parkrun – 14/02/2015
• Wokingham Half Marathon – 08/02/2015
• Brockwell parkrun – 31/01/2015
• Brockwell parkrun – 17/01/2015
• Metropolitan league cross country – 10/01/15
• New Year’s Day Triathlon – 01/01/2015
• 2014 training summary
• Gut Buster 10 mile race – 28/12/2014
• Christmas Parkruns
• Greenwich park 10K – 21/12/2014
• Milton Keynes half marathon – 14/12/2014
• Brockwell parkrun – 6/12/2014
• Cardiff parkrun – 29/11/14
• North London Cross Country Championship – 22/11/2014
• London Cross Country Championships – 16/11/2014
• Brockwell Parkrun – 08/11/2014
• Budapest Marathon – 11/10/2014
• London Marathon 2015!
• Brockwell Parkrun – 27/09/2014. And then, disaster strikes..
• Brockwell Parkrun – 20/09/14
• Challenge Weymouth – The Race
• Challenge Weymouth – The build up
• Brockwell Parkrun – 06/09/2014
• Assembly League – Beckenham 3 miles – 04/09/14
• Surely this is a waste of time..