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Tough Guy Challenge: Finishing at Lands End

The warble and trill of sparrows and swallows dribbled slowly through the eaves of my tent as I slowly woke to the realisation that I was 1 day and 146 miles into my Big Cycle. Read

Tough Guy Challenge: Staring off from John O Groats

And so it was finally upon me! After weeks and months of endless preparation (ha!) it was finally time for me to get my rear end + bike up to the farthest Northern shores of our fair land. Read

Preparing for the cold Channel swim

Following the ill-fated but enormous fun snowboarding trip, I’d arranged a SwimTrek camp in Malta, which basically was meant to prepare me for lots and lots of cold, open water swimming.Read

Fun - but a washout for training

It’s been a hectic month, hence the gap in updates. The beginning of April saw me start to focus mentally on the marathon, and I really thought that physically and fitness-wise I was getting there.Read

Training with head-jumping pink elephants

Urrrggghhhh. Engage brain. Function, dammit. I write this whilst at the same time trying to persuade a big pink elephant to stop jumping on my head. Read

Great British Triathlon: Off and running again!

Like smelly cheese, fine wines and high maintenance women, running is an acquired taste.Read

Great British Triathlon: Praying for bad weather

It just doesn’t seem to get any warmer. This is a GOOD thing from a psychological point of view. Read

Great British Triathalon: Getting ready for Dover

The weeks continue to tick by alarmingly quickly, and as ever the feeling of general under-preparation looms constantly.Read

Tough Guy Challenge: Somewhere beyond the Wilds of Wolverhampton

Somewhere back in the mists of time (oh okay, August 2009) a friend of mine and I thought it would be a laugh to sign up for the Tough Guy Challenge…essentially a 13 km cross country run with a range of obstacles littered liberally throughout. Read

Tough Guy Challenge: Plotting a Great British triathon!

How could I do something important with my life? Make an impact, leave a mark? One of my biggest fears is ending up as a non-descript middle-ager, catching myself in the mirror and wondering what happened to my youf.Read