An Irresistible Providence: South Downs Way 100
The 2021 South Downs Way 100 ultramarathon, and the end of my Centurion Grand Slam journey.
I could have run all day... on the South Downs Way
For much of the time when I’m running, my attention is taken up by how my body is feeling. My feet in my shoes, heart in my chest, my...
Convergence 2018: Are you Experienced?
My experience on the first running of the Convergence ultra event in 2018.
Fifty Miles of Sun: The South Downs Way 50 Ultramarathon
In his bestselling book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman describes how our memories of lengthy events can be...
Cheating is not the only way
Before this week I hadn’t heard of Natasha Argent. I kind of wish I still hadn’t. On Monday morning, she came to my attention as having...
Measure for Measure: Manchester Marathon Manqué
The Glamis castle porter in Shakespeare’s Macbeth says that drink provokes desire, but takes away the performance. So it is with the...
Why do you have to be a Heartbreaker?
Sometimes, one should pay more attention to the races one books. Just a few seconds thought about this race’s name might have saved me...
Is an ultra-runner a thing?
In the American sitcom Parks & Recreation, Rob Lowe plays an impossibly positive state auditor called Chris Traeger, who runs 10 miles...
The Weald Challenge
When a race has its race HQ at a Chiddingly Primary School in a place called Muddles Green, you know it is going to be a homely, rural...
Mental illness in Manchester
This post is adapted from an article I wrote for my running club magazine. The short version: I trained hard, overcame demons, didn’t...
