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Arghhh, followed by multiple, repeated expletives. That pretty much sums up my thoughts over the past month. Running can, and recently for me, h...

June 15, 2014

In my experience, the word ‘Stanford’ is always said in hushed tones amongst athletes. This race adopts a mystical quality where athletes ar...

May 9, 2014

The past month has been something of a whirlwind for me. At the end of last month’s blog I had just ran the Bath half marathon thirty seconds ...

April 11, 2014

There is no question that life is full of ups and downs. However, in running I have found that the gulf between the two extremes seems to become...

March 3, 2014

The month of February means only one thing, it’s time for indoor competition. It is a time for the sprinters to show off the benefits of their...

February 12, 2014

The new year is upon us and despite being only two weeks in I wonder how many have already broken our resolutions. On the 1st January, your inte...

January 13, 2014

It starts on the bus ride to the course. The butterflies in the stomach, the heart beating just that tiny bit faster than normal. The nervous te...

December 3, 2013

Four weeks have gone by since my last blog. Over 450 more miles are in my legs and nearly as many bags of pasta eaten. Such is my life, the life...

November 7, 2013

So I came 21st in the World. That day I’d been planning for since April has come and gone and is now just another happy memory that athletics ...

October 7, 2013

So having quit my job and become a full time athlete based in Teddington, London, I thought I should try to be productive with my time and start...

September 13, 2013