2022 preview
I write this blog post already four weeks into what is going to be another busy but rewarding year, with both the birth of my first child and a house move due in the Spring! Despite these exciting life changes,… Read More »2022 preview
running performance
A reflection on 2021
I shall start off by summarising the main events of this past year before moving on to analysing the goals which I had set myself at the start of the year and then finishing off by reviewing my performance highlights.… Read More »A reflection on 2021
My coaching journey
Ever since I took my frist steps into running back in August 2012, I have always had an appreciation for the time and effort that coaches and volunteers provide to the sport. It was this appreciation which led me to… Read More »My coaching journey
Budapest 2021 marathon training part 1
Having not raced on the roads since March 2020 at the Lydd 20 mile and with the Cork City Marathon (what would have been my third attempt at the marathon distance) and various other races being cancelled in 2020 due… Read More »Budapest 2021 marathon training part 1
London Marathon – 22nd April 2018
On Sunday 22nd April 2018 I completed my first marathon. It happened to be the hottest London marathon on record and so it was set to be a challenge for me in more ways than one. Here, I write about… Read More »London Marathon – 22nd April 2018
Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 10th February 2018
The fourth and final fixture (for Senior Men) took place at Sparrow’s Den, West Wickham on a challenging 3 and a half lap course. The day had started off very cold and icy, so icy in fact that the Royal… Read More »Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 10th February 2018
The National Running Show
NEC Birmingham – 20th & 21st January 2018 The inaugural National Running Show, the first of its kind in the UK, was held over the weekend of the 20th-21st January 2018 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. I was… Read More »The National Running Show
2018 preview
Firstly, I’m going to reflect on 2017 and what a busy year it was. On a personal note, I was awarded “Most improved athlete” for the 2016/17 winter season at the Tonbridge AC awards dinner in February 2017. In April… Read More »2018 preview
Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 11th November 2017
Foots Cray Meadows (Sidcup) Senior men’s race (10km), 2pm The third (and penultimate) race in the Kent Cross Country League took place at Foots Cray Meadows in Sidcup. This race was in fact the final race of last year’s season… Read More »Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 11th November 2017
Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 28th October 2017
The Schools at Somerhill (Tonbridge) Senior men’s race (10km), 2.30pm The second race in the Kent Cross Country League was our (Tonbridge AC) home fixture and took place at the Schools at Somerhill in Tonbridge. On the weekend in-between the… Read More »Kent Cross Country League – Saturday 28th October 2017