I’m lying on a hospital bed in Austria. The doctor and nurse move closer so they can have a good look at my leg. Just as they do so, I start to sniffle. Just a little, […]
building a life less ordinary
Category: Adventures
Quick Release
Last week was one of the most stressful weeks I’ve had in a very long time. All thoughts of trying to stay calm went out of the window, and it ended up being a race […]
Mont Ventoux – one hell of a climb
After a year I still hadn’t been able to get some words together to do justice to the Ventoux trip. There was a bit of video (and more still unedited), a stack of photos and […]
Mont Ventoux – the aftermath
At last it’s July. This means two things. Firstly, the Tour is coming. Secondly, I’m thinking about what I did this time last year. The Ventoux trip changed everything, for me at least. I think it […]
A hen do with a difference
I’ve been running as part of a group on a Wednesday night on and off for about 18 months. It’s not really a club, just a happy gaggle of people who run for the same […]
On saying yes
Having been rather light on adventure lately, things have started to pick up again at last. My planning fingers had been twitching over maps, notebook and spreadsheets, but in truth it has taken me a […]
Tea-soaked days of nothingness
I ran a very long way last weekend. I completed the Highland Fling, a 53 mile race along the southern section of the West Highland Way. To my surprise, I’ve recovered really well and my […]
