Ode to my Garmin
I look for youYou make no soundMy wrist feels heavyYou are not there
Running in London’s parks
What are the best parks in London for running in? It was a question I was asked a while ago and I've given it a lot of consideration. Richmond Park was my playground for a couple of years, but recently living in the center of the city Regent's Park and Hyde Park have been getting a lot [...]
Planes, trains and portaloos
Marathon training, the great voyage of discovery that will acquaint you better with yourself, break down the boundaries of what you thought was possible and show you that if you practice and want it badly enough, you can in fact hold a wee for six hours. If you're training for your first marathon, congratulations because [...]
Running goals for 2012
Reflecting on how I managed to achieve a huge one out of five of my goals for 2012 has made planning this year's running targets a little problematic. I don't want to set the bar too low or too high. So with that in mind, here's what 2012 may have in store for me...A sub-4 [...]
Saved by my trainers
In 1770 Captain Cook first set foot in Quensland at the town of 1770. I know! What a coincidence. He'd run out of food and water and came ashore looking for something to eat and drink. He found both and had a hearty meal of 'bustard', a large bird after which he named the area [...]
Christmas Day run 2011
There's a huge tidal swell on the coast of Australia where I am at the moment. Surfers have been flocking here to ride the huge waves or, more often than not, get thrown about by them. Sports photographers too have positioned themselves along the higher ground with their wide angle lenses pointing out to see. [...]
2011, a year of running in review
Blimey, where did 2011 go? Maybe it's because I ran so fast that it all seems like a blur. As you wash down the last of the turkey and many of you start to think about training plans for a spring marathon, allow me to be a little self-indulgent and reflect of what I've done [...]
Running on Christmas day
Christmas Day 2009Well blow me down with a snow storm, Christmas is only bloomin well less than a week away! That's exciting/stressful/irrelevant depending on your feeling and faith. There's a lot of traditional things that my family does at Christmas like going for a curry on Christmas Eve. It's closer to the type of food that [...]
Desert island running
Podcasts have been a big feature of my trip so far. Many long distance bus journeys have been spent listening to Kirsty Young asking various people for the tracks and luxury items they'd need if they were castaway on a desert island (Michael Johnson was a notable running episode) and I've pondered what I'd ask [...]
How to spot a runner
You're away from home and having running withdrawal. Yes you've run but you miss your running buddy, your club or even those strangers on the Internet that you talk about running with all day. Fear not, I've become somewhat of an expert at identifying people to run with or just talk about running with. From [...]