FKT It: Record hunting on the Avon Valley Path
A five minute tale of three not-particularly-fast runners hitting the trails for an FKT attempt and coming back with a whole lot more than…
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Tales from the tarmac and trails, chasing personal bests and brilliant experiences.
Andorra Ultra Trail Celestrail 83km: A plod in the Pyrenees
I’m standing almost alone beneath a church clock tower that marks the heart of the picture-perfect Andorran town of Ordino. Over the course of…
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RunFestRun: Inside the UK’s newest family running festival
What happens when Chris Evans gets the running bug? He puts on a running festival of course. Enter RunFestRun, the UK’s newest running festival…
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Half Marathon des Sables v Marathon des Sables
The Half Marathon des Sables v Marathon des Sables: what you need to know about the differences between the races before you run. Back…
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Clocking two 50km PBs at the Race to the Stones 2018
When you’re standing in a field at 7.30am, the sun already burning a hole in the back of your t-shirt, staring down the barrel…
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Shooting for a 5k PB at the Simply Health Great Team Relay
Of all the personal bests I’m chasing in my 2018 Year of the PBs, the 5km is perhaps the one intimidates me most. To run a 17:37 requires…
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Hamburg Marathon: Shooting for a sub-3
Before the Hamburg Marathon I posted a quote on Instagram from a Canadian Olympian. It said “Running is a question mark that’s there everyday….
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Whole Earth Man v Horse: 7 Things You Learn Racing Beasts in Wales
What you learn racing four-legged beasts across 23 miles of mountains and trails at the Whole Earth Man v Horse Marathon in mid-Wales.
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Chicago Marathon: 26.2 miles in the Windy City
The Chicago Marathon was my first race in America and to this day I still think it’s got a strong case for being the…
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Running the Centurion Running Thames 100
“Oh my good god! What have you done?” A young nurse has just poked my little toe, spreading it far enough from its swollen neighbour to…
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