It's been a crazy 10 months or so learning about the world of road racing. Last week I notched a 4th place finish which tipped me over the 40 point threshold required to go from 3rd category to 2nd category racing. Over the months, I've learned a lot about road racing. The strategy of [...]
Crit racing is as fun as it sounds. Racing round a closed town centre is intense, exhilarating, dangerous but very fun. My first effort was at the Farnham Town Centre Criterium which was a pretty flat circuit with 60 or so Cat 3 riders giving it a good go. An incline on the home [...]
Trail Running 2016 was the year that I found running. I found a love of running for the first time in my life as I trained for Race to the King ultra marathon in June. Trail running became an addiction and I loved pretty much every run. Distance became irrelevant, it was just [...]
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 [...]
Skelly just loved a 'Skelfie' The Skelly 400 So I'm a bit early to be talking about 2017 but along with my O2e colleagues, I'm excited to share the news that we are launching this event in honour of our late friend. Over the last few years, Skel completed his own new year [...]
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 [...]
