Podcast Episode 7: London Marathon Armed with two huge helium-filled balloons, me and my friend Katie ran the London Marathon. Starting from two different starts, will we find each other among the thousands of other runners? Will our balloons make it to the end? Will our legs? The suspense is too much to take. [...]
On Sunday I ran London Marathon. The Sunday before that I ran Manchester marathon. In case you're thinking of doubling up, here are the answers to a few questions that I've been asked a few times. Why did I do it? There wasn't a grand plan to do two marathons in eight days, it just [...]
On Sunday I'm running London marathon for the second time. One of the biggest plus points for doing this race is that I get to sleep in my own bed the night before: no expensive hotel, no translating the race instructions from French and my friends and family on hand to celebrate with after. But [...]
Greater Manchester Marathon 2015 Yesterday I returned to the Greater Manchester Marathon to run with Phil. It was a great day and we had a really fun race (as this short film shows). Thanks Manchester - you're ace! [View on YouTube]
The weather in London is glorious today. The sky is blue, there's a slight breeze in the air and the sun is shining. It's a day made for running. What's that you say? Your training plan is telling you to rest, or sending you to the gym or indoor pool? Today your training plan might [...]
I was in my parents' local the other week having a pint with my mum when the barmaid came over. "You'll know" she said to me "I'm after one of those wristbands that tell you how active you are. Which one's the best?" I've only used one of these - the Nike Fuelband - and it [...]
In between eating hot cross buns and Easter eggs last weekend, I went with my sister, Emma, to her first parkrun. We ran together round the 5k course - the longest she'd ever run outside and her first race. We finished smiling with Emma putting in a sprint finish to hold off someone who was [...]
It's April. Which for a lot of people means TAPER TIME! I've done enough marathons now (11 at last count) to know that the couple of weeks before a marathon, when you're running less miles and eating lots of food isn't always as fun as it sounds - this is when the panic sets in. [...]
Confession: I haven't swum in six months. I’ve got a new book out about triathlon in which I talk about how brilliant swimming is and how glad I am that I leaned to do it finally. And yet I’ve been to the pool once since September. I had good intentions of going swimming. Since September [...]