to an horrendous race finish. It seemed like a great 3km descent to the finish - only it wasn't because once to the low point you had to...

One blister has come on well - the other, less so. To be honest it's still going to be a bit sore tomorrow - and the seven mountainous m...

I thought I'd be clever. Have a lie in. Head to work late. Work till 6 and then head over the bridge for the Chepstow training session -...

With more European Championship on TV and my ever sore feet still, well, sore it was once more unto saddle. I'm crossing my fingers they...

I couldn't just sit on my backside tonight. My legs are achy - not overly so, been worse and my blisters are, well, still blistered - wh...

I'm now sporting a pair of symmetrically placed blisters on the sides of my feet, sort of inside top area. One is red raw, the other has...

Well it's just under 16 hours to one of my favourite races, the Seaview 17. I don't know why it's one of my favourites but I gue...

I almost didn't bother with anything today. Could I give in to another two days of resting? The old me would have. The belly reducing me...

Well, today I only managed a sixty minute session - sixty minutes with my feet up and arse firmly fixed to the sofa watching telly. Yes folk...

Well that's me exercised for the day and showered, lemony fresh. I'm tapering back now for the Seaview 17 on Sunday. I really really...

I got out of bed this morning - not that surprising I guess. Legs said no. The training run was off. I went for a walk instead, a leisurely ...

whoa, whoa, not in the army, now [one for the Status Quo fans]. I love burning off the Army. They were out in force - and with guns. No fear...

I felt it in my toes - or more accurately my quads. I wanted to push hard on the 2,100 feet of ascent of the Fan-y-Big fell race but just di...

If you've never run the Pen-y-Fan race you're missing a great race. It's not long but it's tough. I've never run it be...