Guides Your First Marathon Tips Tips & hard learned lessons for those looking to tackle their first marathon & come out of it in one piece!
Ultra Marathon Beechenhurst or Bust - 53km Race Report Breakdown of how my longest run & the peak of the Green Man training plan went.
Route Recommendation Punk on Tour - Plymouth Route Recommendation Exploring the beautiful city of Plymouth on this 20k route
Guides Marathon Rituals & Kit List 2021 What gear, nutrition & hydration I carry for a marathon. Written for those planning their first 26.2 miles
Route Recommendation All The Clifton Views - Friday Route Recommendation Big ol' variety run hitting the Sea Walls viewpoint, Goat Path, Portway, Harbourside, Leigh Woods & Suspension Bridge
Watch Garmin Forerunner 945 - Once The Honeymoon Ended Now I've had this thing strapped to my wrist for months, how's it all going?
Review Altra Lone Peak 5s - 600km Review How have the new Lone Peaks held up, from fresh pair to retirement
Green Man 10 Weeks to Go! Ultra Training Status 8 weeks into the training plan and things are getting serious!
Route Recommendation Winterbourne Down to Willsbridge Mill - Friday Route Recommendation A grand day out exploring east Bristol
Progress Update Targets, Race Strategy & Watch Config for Green Man Breakdown of how I'm planning to finish the Summer Green Man Ultra in one piece (more or less)
Green Man Featured Running the Green Man for Special Effect As alluded to in my training posts; in August I'll be running the Green Man Ultra: a 45 mile race around the Avon Community Forest Path that is, by far, the longest I've ever attempted in a day! I'm doing this to raise money
Route Recommendation Willsbridge to Keynsham Memorial Park - Friday Route Recommendation A hidden gem of a route along a particularly scenic part of the River Avon starting at Willsbridge Mill
Injury Lacing & Top Of Foot Pain Different lacing approaches I tried, and what I settled on, to solve top of foot pain & sore toes
Route Recommendation Five Valleys Walk - Friday Route Recommendation A yearly walk in aid of the Meningitis Now charity along one heck of a gorgeous route
Ultra Marathon Ultra Training Week 4 Retrospective How things have been going on the fourth week of training for the Summer Green Man Ultra
Cotswold Way Featured Finished The Cotswold Way! Covering a total of 189 miles over 13 loops with a cumulative elevation of 7,995m
Route Recommendation Winchcombe to Stanton Half Marathon - Friday Route Recommendation A gloriously green half marathon with 2 big ol' climbs, followed by 2 fun ol' descents.
Ultra Marathon Ultra Training Week 3 Retrospective Training Breakdown * Monday - Rest day * Tuesday - 6k base run * Wednesday - 10k base run * Thursday - 5k base run * Friday - Rest day * Saturday - 20k long run * Sunday - Active recovery - 8k walk Thoughts & Challenges First Cutback Week First time I've ever had
Ultra Marathon Ultra Training Week 2 Retrospective How things are going two weeks into the training plan
Route Recommendation Ironwood 10K - Friday Route Recommendation A yearly hardcore technical run from the Nailsea Running Club around the Ashton Plantation south west of Failand
Ultra Marathon Ultra Training Week 1 Retrospective Thoughts and challenges from the first week of training for the Summer Green Man Ultra.
Route Recommendation Haresfield Beacon 5K - Friday Route Recommendation A hearty run across the hills & woodlands of the Cotswolds near Standish.
Watch Garmin Forerunner 945 Battery Life Update After 3 Weeks How's the battery of the watch holding up after a few more weeks testing?
Wotton to the Tyndale Monument - Friday Route Recommendation Scenic 8k run in the woodlands north of Wotton-under-Edge
