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The 24 Hour Bob Graham Round: A Pacers' Perspective 24 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Watching Sharon Dance With Bob Sharon Mcdonald’s Bob Graham Round, June 22nd 2013 This is a very personal take and while Sharon and I have compared notes on our experience since her Round I have no ...
Going The Distance: Lessons From The Playground 16 Jul 2013 | 03:46 pm
I was asked recently by Tribesports to write a piece about children and endurance sport. While I knew I didn't want to trot out the ole 'Child Runs Marathon Shock' line I also hadn't much of an idea a...
Hard As Nails 2: What Sharon Did Next 12 Jul 2013 | 03:59 pm
Sharon Mcdonald reflects on her recent Lake District Bob Graham Round The first part of this interview was conducted back in January see here At 6.30pm on Jun 22nd 2013 Sharon Mcdonald stood in Kesw...
Next Ultrarunning Day 26 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am
Happens this Saturday in Clitheroe, Lancs Hosted by Mark & Claire who have recently overseen a re-vamp of their shop Onward-Outward in the middle of town, this saturday morning's activities will culm...
Cracking The Spine 1 18 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am
A few years ago Scott Gilmore had the bright idea of holding a footrace south to north over 270 miles of England's greatest long distance footpath The Pennine Way. In winter. In a continuous-as-possib...
Solitary Confinement Part 2: Freedom! 11 Jun 2013 | 02:51 pm
Here's Part 2 from the previous post 'Solitary Confinement' which you'll be relieved to know is considerably more uplifting. After the darkness comes the dawn, and all that... Once again I've changed...
Solitary Confinement 5 Jun 2013 | 03:43 pm
This is a submission I received recently from a good friend of mine for the runner case study section of my new book. As a self-employed bloke also trying to find his way in the world this really hit ...
It’s Not About The Distance 22 May 2013 | 02:13 pm
‘So You Want To Run Ultras’ will be written by me and published by Crowood Press next year. We were both adamant that what we didn’t want to do was churn out yet another dry ‘How To’ training manual. ...
First You've Got To Get To The Start Line 18 May 2013 | 02:06 pm
Staying injury-free while building up to the Big Ones I've just started to write for the Tribesports online community and here's a link to the first offering. Watch out for the photo of the Cold Wat...
When I Grow Up I Want To Be… A Stealth Ninja 8 May 2013 | 03:23 pm
Running with Speedy Paul is an education. I say ‘running with’ and what I actually mean is running with him on the warm up and cool down – ‘cos when the fun starts Paul flies and I’m still very much e...
