Karen and I the day before the race. In 2016, I found myself standing on the start line of the OCR World Championships in the Blue...

Merrily running along on the second attempt at Race Race the Wall. In 2016, I found myself at the start line of my first ultra marathon,...

Here are some nuggets of information that may prove useful for people giving the Mongol Derby a crack for the first time. All personal...

The Mongol Derby day 1, 2023 from rider EPO.

Falling is inevitable, but when is it a good thing, when is it bad and when does it grow into full-on ugly? Risk: Horses are...

You have heard me bleat on enough about it, but what on earth is the latest venture? Here is all the low down on the world's hardest,...

So you have decided you want to take on an Iron Man. You have seen the price of the entry fee is £300-450 and you think it is expensive...

A year ago I signed up for a challenge that I was unsure I would complete. A year ago I could not swim front crawl A year ago I was...

On embarking on this journey I figured it would be easy enough to do everything on my own without much help. A new gym workout from Paul...

So the past two triathlons had been interesting, but in the spirit of not completely destroying my confidence, I decided to leave the...

Since beginning open water swimming I have started to really enjoy it. Ginny and I pop down on Thursday evenings to a lake in Lydd and...

So after realising you bit off more than you could chew with your first triathlon being a half Iron Man distance what do you decide to...

So how do you break yourself into triathlons gently? How do you build up stamina to be a full iron man? You jump in at the deep end with...

The swimming pool is the perfect place to people-watch. Over the months I have been both intrigued and irritated with the variety of...

The longest bike ride to date... I was nervous, no I was beyond nervous. If I could not get through this then there was really no point...

Cycle sportives, the only place I have felt safe cycling long distances in preparation for Iron Man. They take the pressure off having to...

Having never been a fan of road running, people find it odd when I tell them I occasionally dabble in ultra-marathons or adventure...

The general consensus is that in order to run a triathlon you need to adopt running, cycling and swimming into your routine and focus on...

After a few months of paddling around in vain at my local leisure centre, and not really getting anywhere in terms of efficiency, I...

Last weekend saw the introduction of pure road running races. No adventure marathons, no mud, no trail runs, no mountains, just loop upon...