It’s December. How did we get here again? How did all those, hours, days, and months fly by so quickly? It feels like a whirlwind on one hand and a slog on the other. So much has happened, for the good and the sad. So many moments, experiences, and feelings. It’s tough to reflect sometimes … Continue reading 2022, that’s a wrap.
Life is a series of moments, which combine to be experiences. The same can be said about running, because after all running is life right 😉 There was a moment in the summer of 2020, when the hope that a longer race would happen entered my mind. That moment released thought patterns that formed to … Continue reading Moments of Hell, moments of Joy
Having the strength and confidence to let rip on a technical down hill, three quarters of the way into a 100km race in the middle of the night is probably the best thing ever. To trust your body and your shoes to bring you down 800m of switch backs and into the aid station ready … Continue reading CCC Baby!
In TV land there is saying, don’t work with children or animals, because these are things you can’t control, lols. In running the golden rule is don’t try new things on race day. Well, I have worked with both Children and animals, to varying degrees of success but no harm came to either or me … Continue reading Training Day, Exmoor style!
“Make sure you drop your £1 in the collection box”. This is what the lovely lady serving cheese toasties at the final check point said to me and other runners as were preparing for the final climb and descent of the race. The collection box in question is mandatory on this race to help raise … Continue reading The Legendary Lakeland 50
When was the last time you spent time truly alone amongst people? I don’t think it happens a lot, it certainly hasn’t happened to me for a while. I remember in 2000 I went to Italy on my own and for around 10 days I was truly alone in a country where I couldn’t speak … Continue reading Steps of Joy and Pain
I have spent a little time over the last week thinking about when I would start this. I also spent some time during and straight after the race thinking about a theme for this blog. It was going to have a Lord of the Rings vibe because the race finished in Helmsley and I related … Continue reading Hardmoors…finally
At the end of 2020 I broke up my review of the year into months. I think that was because of what happened that year. It felt good to reflect on what I achieved each month in life and running. To put down in words that the year of covid (pt1) did actually have some … Continue reading 2021, another weird one!
Where do you see yourself in 6 years? This is a classic old school interview question about where you see your life going. For the interviewer to assess if you are ambitious and/or if you are likely to stay at the company if the career path is correct. Progression basically. This is usually gauged over … Continue reading That escalated quickly!
Around the end of November, we decided that it would be great to give a gift of photos to our parents this Christmas. I haven’t seen my dad all year and my mum only once. They have missed seeing what we have got up to this crazy year. We created a shared album and started … Continue reading 2020 a year in reflection
The Life of Jay Z 