Where to start? I am an ultra runner. I guess that is the main purpose of this site. I run for Great Britain (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022) in 24 hour racing and Scotland (2016, 2019) over 100k. I also coach with the team over at Pyllon Coaching.
I have a passion for learning and am lucky enough to head up a big team with a big organisation in this industry. Eddie Vedder sang “a mindful of questions and a teacher in my soul” and I like to try to live my life by that sentiment.
This blog and site is all about my passions, loves, running and maybe, just maybe, the odd Sherlock Holmes and music reference.
Problems to Podium
Distance: 42.2 miles Time: 6:44:49 Position: 3rd, 1st MV40 If you have been following the random rambles on here you would know I was coming up for a race. But in any good story there is usually some drama that makes the denouement expected to be under threat. My drama was the onset of a…
This Ain’t a Scene, It’s a Trail Race
I know I haven’t posted a blog for a couple of weeks. It has been rather hectic. And there’s been a lot happened since last post. The TL:DR story is: I hurt my ankle and had to back off intensity and volume but it is has recovered. I have run the course fully. I have…
Positive indicators
Training has certainly ramped for me in the last few months. I have mentioned before that writing here helps me focus and stay accountable. I don’t think I have ever shirked a session, but I can always lift the level and quality and that is what committing thoughts to the digital paper realm is reaping…
Running into form
One of the reasons I started penning some reflections on this training block was to mark progress and bring focus. I am not a fan of the “measure it, you manage it” mantra. I am a however a believer in that if make something front of mind, or as Charlie Nicholas would say ‘fronter of…
Practice before you play
There’s a phrase that makes my teeth itch. What is it I hear you cry! Practice makes perfect. It grates on me for two reasons, 1) pursuit of perfection is fool’s errand and 2) the idea of perfectionism often leads to a blinkered and narrow mindset, removing a sense of perspective and ability to pivot.…
How can I, versus how I can
Mindset is key in this sport. I had actually started with mindset is everything, but it is not. It is a hyperbolic cliche to make elements of success seemingly binary. Like saying “without the right mindset you will fail…”. I don’t subscribe to this. Without the right mindset you may not reach your full potential.…
James Stewart 