FROM RECOVERY TO BEYOND

Sorry this is late but it has just been a busy week. Running-wise, I have taken things very easy, with only three sessions (plus some swim...

With all the logistics in place, John arrived early evening on Saturday, which gave us plenty of time to eat, begin a recording for the West...

Just a quick note to let you know that John and I completed our third recce of the Lakeland 100 route today in glorious sunshine, 35 miles i...

Just about got everything in place for the next Lakeland 100 recce run tomorrow. This one has taken a bit more logistical juggling involving...

I wanted to make a positive start in the final build-up towards the Lakeland 100. That meant only one thing, HILLS. Today, I went up Jenki...

It has now been two weeks since the Highland Fling race and I have completed my prescribed recovery period. Even last weekend, I felt that I...

After the exertions of last weekend, I had decided to give myself a couple of weeks recovery time, though I did not really know how much I w...

I've put together some video clips of my race last Saturday which, I hope, gives some flavour of how things unfolded for me. Enjoy!

14 months after my previous race, I was finally ready to stand on the start line again and, if you had to choose a race for your comeback, y...

Everything has gone to plan this week. I intended to make this one a fairly full-on week of training, my last before I start a two week tape...

My legs felt fine after the long Lakeland 100 recce with John, which is always a good sign that things are going in the right direction. I h...

Just a quick update as I have a campervan to pack. Yesterday, John  and I had a fantastic day out on the Lakeland 100 course. John and Kat...

With the recent publicity regarding the Sport Relief Mile, it got me thinking what my favourite mile of running might be. This could be anyw...

I completed an excellent week of training yesterday with a 20 miler, essentially out to Dockray along the Old Coach Road, returning via St J...

What a fantastic morning! There are times when you are out on the trails that stick in your mind. This morning will be one of them. I had ...

A friend of mine who suffered a stress fracture in his femur bought a pair of Hoka ComboXT shoes back in November 2011. Qiute simply, he n...

It has just been one of those busy weeks. After last Sunday's run with John Kynaston , I managed to get a video done on the Sunday eveni...