My first time running on a treadmill was somewhat unnerving. How to pace myself, and keep my footing without falling off. Dawid, my exuberant cocker spaniel, and running mate, was watching on,...

I know the feeling of going down fast hitting the ground all too well.  It’s happened to me before. I lost my footing and fell flat on my face so to speak, while trail running downhill. There was...

I can remember it like it was yesterday. My first marathon. It was as if I was determined to pack as many errors into one painful learning experience. I can vividly picture those feelings I had when...

Six years ago my friend Robyn managed to qualify for the Ironman World Championship in Kona after five years of trying. When she returned we got together for coffee. Robyn described to me the anxiety...

I was chatting to my friend Anabel after the finish of the final 10k of the summer season, congratulating her on making yet another podium finish. I noticed that her face and neck were showing...

Three-quarters of the way through my Saturday long run this past weekend I linked up with my friend Julie at a coffee shop in a small village six miles from where we live. Julie was mid-way through...