RACE REPORT | Bexhill Poppy Half & Quarter Marathon

RACE REPORT | Bexhill Poppy Half & Quarter Marathon

Coming back to Bexhill to race was always going to be special. I was excited to earn a medal in the town that I grew up in. It’s a sleepy, quiet town, with an impressive elderly population and it holds…

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Learning to climb at High Sports Brighton

Learning to climb at High Sports Brighton

I remember it like it was yesterday. My podgy backside seeping graciously out of my harness; sweaty palms and trembling fingers unable to keep hold; my heart trying its hardest to smash its way through my chest, as the (maybe…

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When cycling goes wrong

When cycling goes wrong

You know when your head wants to do something but your body just says no? Yeah, that. I should’ve known that after a week of running, climbing (more on this later) gymming and finally biting the bullet and getting back…

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The fight of my life

The fight of my life

“Are you ok? Can you see properly?  Don’t worry if you feel sick – that’s just the adrenalin leaving your body.” Just another normal Sunday night then.  An experience “like no other” is how it was promised on the website,…

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Stoptober – stop smoking now – I dare you

Stoptober – stop smoking now – I dare you

*WARNING: SMUG EX-SMOKER POST – IF YOU’RE A SMOKER AND ARE HAPPY DOING IT,  STEP AWAY NOW!* 1,363 days.  EDIT: 1,886 days now, (29/9/16)! As I write this, that is the number of days since my last cigarette. After 10…

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