I LOVE COFFEE…

I’m no great connoisseur but I adore the taste, the ritual, and the way it makes me feel. Like I can take on the world…

Or at least survive the morning.

This wasn’t part of the plan…. I’d reached the top of the 2,500m Col Arp ahead of Jasmin Paris and Sabrina Verjee. I’d been nervous about getting caught in a queue, so had set out hard...

I’ve always thought that strength training was complicated. And I definitely used to feel that I didn’t belong in a gym. The truth was, I really didn’t know where to begin. Looking online, I’d find so many different exercises and so much conflicting information….

Feel like your running isn't hitting the heights you’d like? Perhaps you’re looking at it wrong. In my experience, setting achievable goals across all aspects of your running, and consistently hitting them is the secret to success. And not focussing on nailing that one killer workout….

So I messed this one up badly. After 72 km and 5,500m of ascent, I got into the van and gave up. I’d had enough of the Paddy Buckley Round. Before I get into what went wrong, let me first explain what the Paddy Buckley Round is….

DNF. Did Not Finish. Used to describe when a runner drops out of a race before reaching the finish line. DNF-ing’s on my mind because I’ve had two athletes I coach, DNF races recently as a result of injury….

I’ll be honest here: I’ve never really got strength & conditioning. It’s not that I don’t believe that S&C won’t improve my running or reduce my risk of injury…

Before we get into this, let’s state first and foremost: You don’t need to race to be a runner. If you run, you’re a runner. Full stop….

“The question I get asked most this time of year is, what do I recommend as a fueling strategy for a marathon? Here are my thoughts down in one place….

“The trouble with you runners is you always want to do more,” said my personal trainer this afternoon. And there’s a reason for this, when it comes to running more is more…

Do I really need 38 pairs of running shoes? The question goes through my mind as I try to justify my latest purchase. I have 38 pairs in my running rotation and that….

Just like when I started running, I find myself arriving late to the social media party. Specifically the Insta(gram) party. I used to believe exercising was a waste of my time….

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…

‘The Bob’ has been on my running bucket list for a while. My wife, Sally and I LOVE The Lake District, so we’ve (on and off) been running parts of it since 2018….