Well, the big day came and went. By the end of it, I had finished my first ultra, entered the MV40 category and my parents met Alison's mum for the first time. A big day indeed. Training and preparation allowed me to ignore my being "over...

It's time to do something silly again. With my 40th looming in early January, I had planned to find a 10k or half marathon on the following weekend in order to be the youngest MV40 in the field, thus giving me the best chance I would probably ever...

Since I started running I've always been a bit of a stats geek. One of my first purchases was a GPS watch; not only did it satisfy my craving for new technology (ooh, shiny things!) but the high cost made sure I continued to run to get my money's...

Is being scared good for you? It floods your body with adrenaline and gets your heart pumping. Just like running, except with added anxiety. You're not anxious when you run, are you? Of course, we often are. Back when I began to run 4 and a bit...

Day 0 Our run is almost entirely self-supported, which means that we have to organise places to stay, ensure we have the correct equipment at each location and sort out the travel arrangements. We took two cars down; JohnFol in one and JohnnyG drove...

Some of you may have heard that fellow Bug members JohnFol, JohnnyG and myself have been planning a "long run" down Devon/Somerset way. We've not talked about it much although it hasn't really been a secret. Perhaps fear has kept us...