December 30th, 2020, I had the idea to run 100K. I have always been fascinated with how the body can adapt to these types of endurance challenges. It would be my longest run ever… and during my training I decided to go for a sub-10-hour attempt. This was a S.M.A.R.T. Continue Reading
Night time running: adventures in the dark
The Wolfpack 100 is a 48 hour event starting at midnight giving entrants the opportunity to run at night if they’d like to as part of the challenge. Night time running can be a lot of fun, a micro-adventure in itself, especially on a clear night when the stars are Continue Reading
How to become an Age Group OCR World Champion
Back in October 2018 I won my Age Group in the 15K at the OCR World Championships in London (OK, it was in Essex). It was a culmination of a journey* I started back in December 2017 when I set winning the 35-39 age group as my goal for the Continue Reading
Finding local footpaths
It’s been almost 2 months since I started working from home due the coronavirus pandemic. Despite living just outside of London and pretty close to the M25, M4, M40 and Heathrow airport we have a surprising number of local trails and footpaths. Since moving to the area in 2014 they Continue Reading
OCR World Championships 2019 15K Race Report
Disclaimer: I race for Nuclear Phoenix and this was my fifth OCR World Championships so I’m clearly a fan of both the venue and the mandatory obstacle completion race format. While each OCR Worlds I have attended has been challenging in their own way this was by far the hardest Continue Reading
Ten reasons to book an OCR Series race
Now moving into its fourth season, OCR Series has grown as the competitive arm of the Strong Viking race series. A full OCR Series season runs from the end of August through to the OCR Series World Finals in June with races in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It attracts Continue Reading
OCR European Championships 15K 2019 Race Report
OCREC AG35-39 15K – Gydnia, Poland. On Thursday I boarded a flight bound for Poland to take part in my fourth OCR European Championships and the Age Group 35-39 15K race. A delay gave me some time to tune into the great open ceremony live feed with a recap film Continue Reading