Ready Is A Decision

Harsh Patel, writing on Medium about waiting to feel ready: Readiness is not a feeling at all. It is a decision. The rest of the post is the usual self-help stuff, put a hand on your chest, feel your heartbeat, you are allowed to begin scared. I very nearly

Never Satisfied

I wrote last week that my post-race blues after the 70.3 came from not being pushed to my limit. I have been thinking about it since and I don't think that's true. I am never satisfied. I have never celebrated a single thing I

Delivering On A Promise

To round off the season I took part in the Robin Hood Half Marathon, an event I enjoyed last year and one that happened to fall on my birthday this time around, so it was only fair I gave it a good crack. My family are used to me doing

Seasons End

It has been a weird season this year, starting really well and ending really well with despair in the middle. I put together a really good winter block aiming for a marathon somewhere around 3:25, and the sessions were going so well I started to believe the number on

Thinking In Blog Posts

Manton Reece sharing the flow behind his blog posts: This flow: 1. Have a thought. 2. Start writing a short post about it. 3. . It’s not working. Expand into a full-length blog post. 4. . Still no good. Delete the draft and copy the text into a note. 5.

Do Hard Shit

Do hard shit. Not the kind you pick off a list and post about afterwards, seriously hard fucking shit that moves you. It should never be fun. There should be no bragging on Instagram and no tales of excellence in the pub. If you can turn it into a story

A Couple Of Months With The Garmin Cirqa

I can't remember the last time a review device landed on my doormat, so when the Garmin Cirqa turned up I will admit to a small burst of excitement. A new gadget to poke at, and one that sits right on top of the two things I spend

The Mantra

I love this, this is me, what a privilege this is, you paid for this, this is when it counts, you're on the finish line. That is the loop that runs in my head when a race, or a session, goes past the point of being enjoyable and

Post Race Blues

If you have followed me for a while, or know me in real life, then you will already know that I love doing hard things. There is nothing I like more than pushing my boundaries and taking on something a bit crazy, and it gets even better if there is