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
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
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
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
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
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
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
