Day one of my 15-day road trip through Britain's National Parks. I'd never visited the Broads before - turns out I'd been missing something special. We paddled the River Ant, dodged aggressive swans, and searched (unsuccessfully) for otters.
Every ultra runner has a moment of madness, normally the point at which they enter some ridiculous sounding race that promises misery, blisters, injury and at worse, possible death. Despite
Getting up at 4am on a bank holiday Sunday is probably most people’s idea of hell. However when my alarm clock went off alerting me it was still dark,
As a recreational endurance athlete, I love a challenge as much as anyone. However, every now and then, I hear about a race or an event where I just think
I feel like the fat kid in the preverbial candy store. Around me there’s a plethora of cars, quad bikes, lorries, pick ups and motorcycles that I don’t
I was almost relieved by the time my alarm clock went off at 6am. I had an awful night sleep thanks to the sandstorm battering my tent all night. Plus,
Day 2 of the Dakar Rally takes me from La Posta to Chepe
‘Stop the car!’ I shout to my co-driver, motoring journalist James Baggott [https://twitter.com/CarDealerEd/]. ‘I’m so sorry, but I’ve got to take a photo – it’s
After the brutal Norseman, I treated Challenge Henley as a 'recovery ironman'. Instead, I knocked an hour off my PB! Sometimes the races you don't obsess over deliver best results.
I've decided that the true test of a relationship is riding a tandem together through the streets of London - especially when neither of you had ridden one
It was supposed to be a romantic weekend with my long-suffering girlfriend. A trip down to Sussex for a spot of camping, dinner in a local gastro pub, followed the
Once upon a time, a marathon would have been enough to get a 'proud dad' look from even the sternest of fathers. But by some curious twist of
