Trail running kit
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…
Beyond the light
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…
Time for an update
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…
2020 – it’s a wrap (thank goodness)
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…
Broken, by Ally Beaven – Book Review
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…
Getting a GPX file from your run
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…
EfM: Day Release – (Virtual) race report
12 months ago I had the opportunity to take part in probably the most mad race going in the UK. Escape from Meriden (EfM) has a prison-break concept from the sleepy village of Meriden in…
Asymmetry – a new album
If it seems a bit like double decker buses turning up, it really is coincidental. I have a new album released! Music recording A couple of months ago I posted about getting a bunch of…
Up and running. Ish
It’s a month since I hurt my knee and whilst I’ve been active for most of that time, it’s only really the last week that I’ve done any running. Injury update On the whole, the…
A lack of running (but hey, new music!)
Injury update It’s been over a fortnight since I managed to allow my knee to have a close encounter with a rock and whilst things seem to be improving OK, I’m very conscious that it’s…