Running
Feet first
When we’re born, we’re given a pair of feet that are remarkably complex and that have evolved to allow us to do things that distinguish us from our fellow apes....
Sorry Strava
Last month, I came off Strava. It was the last man standing for a while. The only social media platform that I was still on, if you ignore my YouTube...
A green recce
In preparation for the Ring O’ Fire next month, I wanted to get out to recce as much of the route as I can. This will allow me to gauge...
The ring of hope
I first started to run during the COVID pandemic. For the first time in my life, I struggled with my mental health. For a while, I internalised how I felt...
Can we run away from this?
The short answer to this is, no. We can’t run away from this - as explained in ultrarunner Damian Hall’s excellent book titled “We can’t run away from this”.
Being part of the change
Times are changing and I wish to be part of this change. I can now say that I have the pleasure of being one of the Re-Action Collectives’ and Preloved...
Into the red: Celtic Ultra
At 8 am on Saturday morning, we set off in the cold morning light. It was pretty cold but dry, so I decided not to wear a coat at the...
Becoming a greener runner
I’ve been meaning to write this blog for a while now and since one of my pledges for the Green Runners this year is to speak out more, I decided...
Cambridge to Oxford ultramarathon
Well, what can I say, on the 22nd of June I ran just over 135 km from Cambridge to Oxford in around 14 hrs 40 minutes to raise money for...
Why I run
This is a post about why I run.
The pillars of ultramarathon training
It’s been longer than I would have liked since my first post but here is my next post! Having been put on the sidelines due to an ongoing foot issue...
Stripped back running
I’ve been wanting to start a blog to share some of my thoughts for a while, so here is my first post! These are a few words about stripping back...
Lifestyle
To paint with no pint
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...
Irreversible inertia?
I’m currently reading a book called Waypoints by Robert Martineau. It’s about his pilgrimage on the West African coast, one he decided to take as he was afraid of falling...
Living and learning
This is the second post discussing some of my reflections from reading the book ‘Can the mind be quiet? - Living, Learning and Meditation’ by J. Krishnamurti. In the first...
Division from tunnel vision
Here’s a poem that came to my mind at 7 am the morning the week before Black Friday. I mistakenly thought that it was Black Friday, likely because it’s been...
Reflections from a small caravan
It’s been a couple of months since I last wrote a blog post. Things have been busy and challenging for me, but I am trying to take small steps in...
One year no beer
I’ve not written a blog post since I wrote about my big run over the summer and I’ve been meaning to do so for a while. To get back into...
Processed world?
This post is slightly different to other posts, but it discusses a topic that I find very interesting, this being processed foods. Having learned about food and nutrition a little...
Some notes on the digital world
I recently listened to Prajnaketu, author of Cyberloka: A Buddhist Guide to Digital Life, talk about some of the ideas presented in his book. This inspired me to write a...
Saying goodbye to alcohol
It has now been around seven months since I made the decision to stop drinking alcohol and it has contributed significantly to my development as a human being. Here is...
Climate change
A forest fire ingnited fire
I hardly ever watch the news, but I often overhear it on the TV when I’m at home. I remember the last time that I overheard the news when the...
Nature
We're flipping tipping!
Twenty years ago, there were hardly any electric cars on the roads. Fast forward to today, and we’re seeing them everywhere. The advancement of EV battery technology is a principal...
Spirituality
