Yes, today was the day. The day the masses were engaged, the day the scientists officially and finally realised they needed to talk the language of the masses and not the language of research reports, the day the individual was called to take action on an…INDIVIDUAL level. Yes, today saw the official launch of Global […]

Please, oh powers that be, please make it so that my achilles gets better IMMEDIATELY. if i have to take another session of being kicked in the head, elbowed in the ribs, finding random hairs in my mouth, or monotously doing lap after lap (where’s an underwater ipod when you need one?) staring at that […]

I hate waiting. Sod patience, i demand instant gratification. Why, oh why, after a weekend of stretching, ice packs, ibuprofened up to the eye balls (just say no kids) and zero exercise, as precribed by the wise and sage physio, is my achilles not like new? why is it still sore and inflamed? no, no […]

I’ve been quiet for a few days… but I’ll excuse myself. Been busy. Been training. And I’m pleased to report that my new Saucony Grid Trigon Ride shoes (how’s that for a mouthful) seem to be paying dividends. I’m no longer experiencing any problems with my lower calf muscles after my […]

I love multi-tasking, it rocks. So this week while skiing at my company’s annual ski extravaganza, i thought, what a great opportunity to get some running on snow and ice, do some north pole training 5 weeks before the Sahara Marathon. So off i went running on snow and ice, and it was good. No […]

Everyone has one right? Well i truely have discovered mine in the context of these runs….my saw heel, which at first i put down to a niggle, then after a couple of weeks started to worry a little more about, has now officially been diagnosed by the internet sage as achilles tendinitis, a sawness and […]

No, not the name of new trainers….but simply the positive side effect of the gales blowing through the UK today….good training for the 120kms winds we may face in the sahara….splendid. except that i did miss the whole thing…by the time i actually got to go running, at 1030pm this evening, roun a deserted and […]

my mission today: fit out the flat with energy saving light bulbs. the first of what I hope will be many mini-missions to make a difference and save a planet. a small move yes, an easy one yes… but by the estimates of stop global warming my 4 new light bulbs will save […]

….better than any training session money - or rather sweat, pain and the pouring rain - can get you. so having purchased today a flashy natty well ‘ard new pair of trainers, i am passing up on today’s training…because….well, because i feel a bit tired….and my heel hurts. god, that sounds pathetic….and i’m going to […]

Spent my afternoon, searching for a giant freezer. The biggest in the UK. The first stage in team FireAndIce’s elaborate plan to prepare ourselves for the extreme conditions we would face. Option 2 was simply to leave the building and go for a jog in the pouring rain and gale that is London in mid-winter. […]

Mad South African checking in…. I have also lived to wonder why on earth I commited myself to such a crazy adventure. Sleepless nights trying to get the fund raising campaign up and running plus the obvious signs that my body is no longer what it was once! Clearly my 29 years on the planet […]

Benito, Benito…..what have you made us do??? You do realise this is ALL your fault? Yes, that’s right, dont play innocent here….it’s your sodding photos, too inspirational for their own good. That’s right. There i am last year, minding my own business at the World Press Photo Exhibition, wandering round, being wowed by the amazing […]