New EP: The Fall & Rise of Reginald Fox
It’s not been that long since I released my last full album ‘Beyond the Light‘. And whilst in my head I don’t feel I’ve been writing a huge amount since, in actual fact I’ve finished…
It’s not been that long since I released my last full album ‘Beyond the Light‘. And whilst in my head I don’t feel I’ve been writing a huge amount since, in actual fact I’ve finished…
I haven’t written on the blog that much in recent months. It’s a mixture of being very busy whilst not being very busy. I’ll try to explain. A bit about work Throughout the pandemic to…
2020 was a very different year for all of us with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting most parts of everyone’s lives. The ultra-running world was no exception; with no races to be had…
Something of a self-reflecting self-indulgent post today I’m letting you know from the outset. It’s not an excuse and definitely not an apology. We all have moments in our lives that we’d rather forget. Some…
One of the questions I regularly get asked by runners wanting to go off-road into trail running is about kit. There is something of a disparity about the kit that people have in mind to…
Over the winter I managed to pick up some tendon trouble in my foot. As such all running has had to pause whilst it sorts itself out. Tendons take their own sweet time and there…
It’s been quite a while since the last post. Truth is I started a couple of posts but never finished them. The first was all about my attitude and reasons surrounding reviewing races. An in…
It’s time for my annual write-up of the year. And it’s an odd one. Usually I’ve been places and run in events all over the country and occasionally beyond. But 2020. I guess it doesn’t…
A couple of weeks ago the publisher of Ally Beaven’s new book, Broken got in touch to ask if I would like to review it. Broken is the story of a number of the Fastest…
In a year of virtual races I’ve had a number of times when I’ve been asked to forward the GPX data file to the organiser so they can update their results. Whilst it’s not a…