Running Resources

Running is my favourite sport. I have done it for years and can now go out for hours at a time without training, and consider this to be a real privilege. I enjoy long, slow runs, ideally in the hills, sometimes with a small pack, although I do enjoy a good shuttle session too and I’ve occasionally gone barefoot.

Below are some of the running challenges I’ve completed, articles I’ve written and links which might be useful.

Next Challenge Running Projects

• Running the Tube – The length of every London Underground train line. Up to 45 miles at a time, exploring our capital. Part of the Greater London Triathlon.
• Everest Run – Running up 5,000 flights of stairs to the height of Mount Everest at the Royal Geographical Society.
• The Mile – For a while I’ve had the idea of trying to run a fast mile.
• London to the Ocean – Nowhere in the UK is further than 70 miles from the sea. I ran from my London flat towards the ocean…

Running Articles

• How To: Run an Ultramarathon – A beginner’s guide to running long distance.
• Women Can’t Run Marathons – Did you know there was no women’s marathon at the Olympics until 1984? Three part series of articles. Parts two and three here.
• How To: Use Supermarket Food for Sports Nutrition – You don’t need energy gels and Gatorade, just hit the Sainsburys.
• How Eddie Izzard Changed a Nation – An unlikely candidate to run 43 marathons in 51 days, I think Eddie opened a can of wonderful worms.
• Training for Life – You don’t need an event as an excuse to get fit.
• What is Trail Rekking? – Well, it’s faster than trekking. Article by Rob Cousins.
• 50k (The Gatliff Marathon) – An account of a 30 mile run with the LDWA (see below)
• 16.5% – My body fat when I started training for The Mile.

Tube Running Articles

In 2010, I ran from the beginning to end of every London Underground train line with my girlfriend at the time (now wife), Laura. Here are some pieces I wrote about it:

• A Day on the Jubilee Line – An account of a tough 30+ mile jog through the city
• Tubes in Tweets – Record of the live updates I sent whilst running
• Why Run the Tube? – A roundabout explanation of what motivated us

Read more about Running the Tube

Running Links

• Long Distance Walking Association (LDWA) – I can’t recommend their Challenge Events highly enough. Brilliantly British, simple adventure races for a few quid including food and drinks.
• Sleep Monsters – Good website for finding adventure races.
• Rob Cousins – The first I met Rob, I found out he’d run from Birmingham to London (140 miles). We’ve been friends ever since.
• Dean Karnazes – This guy runs lots of really long distances.
• The Wadi Bih Relay – There are thousands of events and I couldn’t possibly list them all but this one in Oman/UAE is fantastic.

Running the Victoria Line