B2P Q&A: Dan Cartwright (author of How I Became a Runner ) “Running makes me a better me. It just about balances the crazy.” - Dan “the Laser” Cartwright Welcome to the latest B2P Q&A. For newer readers, this is a regular feature where I ask some of the best bloggers...

“Billy Joel, Pizza, definitely no octopodes” Jen Jahn (may not be a direct quote) Jay on Jen There are many reasons why Jen is great, but the thing that keeps me coming back to her blog time and time again is her peculiar love/hate relationship with running. Other bloggers have similar...

Any of you unfamiliar with 1970s sitcoms (starring Windsor Davies at his shouty best and displaying all the political correctness of seven Jim Davidsons and half a Bernard Manning) might want to mentally change the title of this blog post to “Silverstone Half Marathon 2012 race report”. ...

Beepety-Beep. Beepety-Beep. The race didn’t start until 10am, so even allowing for travelling time, getting kit ready and at least half an hour of gently flapping, I could afford a few more soon-to-be-well-earned minutes of blissful slumber. Oh bugger. If I flew round the course half...

First of all, the rumours that I was eaten by bears during yesterdays Pumpkin Run 2011 have been greatly exaggerated. As those of you who know me (or who just enjoy following me around with high-powered binoculars) will already have learned, yesterdays crack at running a Half Marathon was a bit of...