I gave blood yesterday and am wondering how long should I leave it before I can go for a run? I am thinking 24 hours seems fair (weather permitting), but I seem to remember not feeling 100% up to scratch in the past when I’ve tried to run after...

Speaking of dressing for the cold and icy conditions, I went to watch Tough Guy on Sunday. It’s the first time I’ve been just as a spectator since I was a kid, and we saw some interesting sights I can tell you. There was a man with no shoes...

Pam, or ‘Pinky13’ wrote this week about how hard it is to get motivated running in the cold , especially the rain, cold, wind and dark . I couldn’t agree more. Its not that I don’t enjoy the run once I’ve got going, its just...

I was sat in traffic today thinking, I could run faster than this. No, I could walk faster than this. Which gave me an idea - why don't I run to work? Well I know the answer to that: my suit won't fit into my rucksack . I could probably try...

1. More morning runs 2. Join a gym once more 3. Leave work before 6pm 4. Eat less chocolate All seem quite fitting after a week of mince pies, turkey, stuffing and Christmas cake (not the mention the mountains of chocolate I got as Christmas...

I think everyone probably has a preferred food they like to eat before they do exercise - mine's a smoothie. I got a little bit addicted to them a one point, I would guzzle down a smoothie most mornings. I did make some fantastic smoothies though...

Having been torn too many times between breakfast in bed on a Sunday morning with my fella, and leaving him to go for my morning run, I decided to invite him along. I've gone through phases before of running with clubs and running with members of...

With the temperature dropping this week I have been reminded of the freezing depths of Tough Guy 2009, when I got pulled out with hypothermia . In the summer months I find myself getting quite carried away with the idea of doing another January Tough...

I've got to be honest, I've had it a few times. Don't get me wrong, most of the time I love running. I am told I get grumpy when I have an unplanned rest day. In fact I recall one Christmas morning when me and my dad had held back from our...

Following my blog about my marathon training a few weeks ago, I had a special request to post my marathon schedule. So here it is! This is the training I ended up doing, as oppose to the plan I initially set out for myself: (Click image to enlarge...

I've never been much of a morning person, I like my sleep too much. The only time I have ever had to run early morning is when I used to run to work and started my shift at 7am, but that didn't last very long, I felt exhausted after a few months...

This year I ran my first Marathon. Having supported my Mum, Dad, Auntie and Uncle (in various combinations) running the London Marathon when I was younger, I felt London had to be my first. So after two years of applying and one deferred entry, I was...

Joining a boxing club wasn't something I actually set out to do. It was one of those moments where I looked at the man in front of me with the bent nose, wrapping my hands, and wondered how did I get here? It all started when I stupidly locked myself...

Pounding the streets ever get a bit monotonous? Does for me sometimes. So I like to mix things up a bit, try and catch myself out, you know, keep myself on my toes (not quite literally, although that's not a bad idea...). So one day me and my bro...

Why is it that in a road race that person in front of you is a competitor, the one to catch? Yet in the assault course race Tough Guy , when that person in front turns to give you a hand up out of the mud he becomes your team mate, your brother (or sister...