There comes a time when rest from all activities and endeavours is required. Having broken two ribs a week or so ago, my consultant who treated my Achilles issue today thought it was brilliant timing. My CV fitness is taking a hit. I can feel it already. Body fat is on the up and the [...]
Leaving the house at 4am for a 6am arrival in Eastbourne, I didn't envisage being back home by 9am. Prepared for my longest run to date, the Action Challenge 100km run from Eastbourne to Arundel across the South Downs was an event I had been looking forward to since crossing the line of Race to [...]
Product Review Inov-8 Race Ultra 270 Trail Shoes
Well, there it is; a DNF. :-( After years of successfully fighting the temptation to quit some of the toughest races around, my first Did Not Finish (DNF) ever, across all sports and disciplines, came today on a 3.5 mile circuit cross-country mountain bike race. To say I didn't fancy it would be a massive understatement. UK cross-country [...]
So I've been reading a lot of posts from the ultra running world recently and tend to agree with the idea of not relying heavily on carbs to get you through a long run. Teaching the body to call upon fat stores instead of carbs and sugars seems logical so I thought I'd give it [...]
Name: Paul Skelly Date: 18 May 2016 Q1. Which event are you training for? Gothenburg to Stockholm 350+ miles in 2 days, or something like that! Q2. How are the preparations and training going? A bit behind schedule, struggling to get the long back-to-back rides in. Q3. What is motivating you to; A) train – [...]
I was excited to invited back to be a guest speaker at this year's County Finals of the Young Enterprise competition that took place this afternoon in Southampton. Why? Because these young adults inspire me. After watching their presentations and chatting to them at their stands, one can't help but be motivated by the raw [...]
Last week I was a guest speaker at Ash Manor secondary school. It was a good set up as I wasn't speaking in front of a year group in an assembly but instead was in front of a smaller group of students that had elected to be there and who had taken time from their schedule. [...]
