The Thames from Richmond HillIt's one of life's hilariously cruel ironies that the times when you need to run most are always the times when you want to do it the least. Hangovers often see me clawing at the carpet as Lazy Boy or some other good-intentioned person tries to shuv me out the door [...]
This weekend I've been reading a lot about Stefaan Engels. If you haven't heard of him, I'm sure he'll be in every running-related magazine soon as he's just run 365 marathons over 365 consecutive days. That's 9,569 miles - or around twice the length of Africa. Imagine being on the tip of South Africa and [...]
This morning I read an interview with British ultra-marathon runner Jez Bragg. Jez is the first Englishman to win the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc so he knows a thing or two about running really, really long distances.As I've said before, I'm aiming to run an ultra in the next couple of years - probably [...]
Book review: Born to Run Whether you run a lot, a little or not at all, Born to Run is a thoroughly enjoyable and facinating book. It focuses on the Tarahumara tribe that live in Mexico and are known to run hundreds of miles in thin sandles without so much as batting an eyelid. The [...]