'Pam' means why in Welsh. Spam means "to bombard...with unsolicited and unwanted material over the internet". And, in reverse, it reads 'map'. These words describe what I share here quite well: finding your why and matters such as running, the environment, meditation, technology, and sobriety.

Through my writing, I hope to start catalysing a shift in conscience from ego- to eco-centric. Through joyrun, I hope to shift the narrative around running from one where we're defined by our performances to one where we run simply to run.

Digging Deep

Shikoku Henro Spirituality Nature Simplicity

Passing through the small fishing village of Kannoura, I felt full to the brim with the omurice that I had eaten for lunch. Not being able to resist the temptation...

23 Jun 2026

A Solitary Swedish Runner

Running simplicity lifestyle nature

Have you ever wondered what the anti-thesis to commercialised, performance-centric running is? Have you ever felt like you are merely chasing numbers, the superficial quantifiable? Have you felt your joy...

11 Jun 2026

Tranquil Tokushima

Shikoku Henro Spirituality Nature Simplicity

From sleeping beside ancient temples to rolling along jagged cliffsides, the Shikoku Henro was certainly an exciting journey. Having been back in Wales for a week, I wanted to sit...

04 Jun 2026

Filthy clean

Lifestyle

Only a handful of years ago, I was just as blind as most. Blind to a problem intentionally hidden from us, yet with serious consequences. A problem that we unknowingly...

21 May 2026

A goal's goal

Running Lifestyle

What is the goal of a goal? Can a goal even have a goal? It’s been over half a year now since I ditched my running watch in an attempt...

22 Feb 2026

To paint with no pint

Lifestyle sober living

Eight hundred and fifty. That’s the number of days since I stopped drinking alcohol. Fittingly, today is also the end of January - a month where many people decide to...

31 Jan 2026