Jasmin Paris has been described as many things over the last few days after her incredible achievement of being one of only 20 ever finishers and the first ever female finisher in the nearly 40-year history of the Barkley Marathons. Superhuman. Unreal. A machine. From another planet. But Jasmin Paris isn’t superhuman, she is a damn good athlete.
50 Shades of Mud updated!
Now I know what you are thinking, how much can there be to say about dirt? Well my friends, no two mucky puddles are made equal so here is my dedication to all the various kinds of mud you may have found yourself slopping through over the last few months!
Parkrun Axes Records
My response, it’s a bit like when some school’s stopped giving awards out to the winners on Sports Days and instead just praised everyone for taking part. Pointless.
You don’t have to do an Ultra to call yourself a runner
You don’t have to run an ultra marathon to be a “proper” runner. Hell, you don’t even need to run a marathon to call yourself a runner. There, I’ve said it.
Are we Disconnected from Nature?
Sometimes I despair of our relationship with nature, how have we as a species become so disconnected from the world around us? The news yesterday about the pure vandalism that was the overnight felling of the iconic tree at Sycamore Gap near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland left me dumbfounded and reeling at some of the…
Run and SUP
It goes without saying that I love to run, heck I’ve dedicated this entire blog to it, written articles, been on podcasts, compiled gear reviews and put up countless social media posts all dedicated to my adoration of putting one foot in front of the other. That’s a lot of hours focussed on one activity! …
Waste Not, Want Not
Waste not, want not. How can we as runners make more eco-friendly choices when it comes to replacing our running gear?
Alcohol and Running
Last Sunday saw the final cross country league race of the season for us at my local running club. Traditionally this is the dreariest race of the year at Holmebrook Valley Park in Chesterfield with either driving rain freezing you solid on the start line or falling snow chilling you to the core as you…
My Running Mid-Life Crisis
I’m officially past it. My glory days are behind me, there will be no more PBs set or races won. The downward turn has begun. Not that you were that good in the first place. Is this what a running midlife crisis sounds like? Well if it is, I’m definitely having one. It’s been a…
Do I need a running coach?
For years I toyed with the idea of getting a personal running coach. Every time I thought about it, I ended up in a big internal debate; Would it be worth it? Can I afford it? Would it help me improve? Could it help me get more from my training? Invariably each debate ended in…
A Hand in the Dark
On a cold evening back in March, I pulled up into a quiet housing estate in south Derbyshire. It was a dry, crisp night for running, the sort where the mist of your breath hangs in the air in front of you as you talk and your fingers and toes never seem to quite thaw…
The Cumbrian22
As some of the lockdown restrictions were eased during ‘20-’21, it seemed like every other week some amazingly inspirational athlete was smashing a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on one of the many brutal rounds across the country. With races off the table due to covid restrictions, records were seemingly being broken left, right and centre…
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