The Garstang 10k

My first 10k barefoot road race of 2018.

30 Day Squat Challenge

9 minutes (Part I)

I’m impulsive and impatient. Once an idea has taken root, I’m all in, I’m signed up, I’m ready to go… and sometimes, the…

Kit List (Winter)

There’s something unmistakably alluring about the idea of simply pulling on some shorts on a fine summers day and leaping over the back fence to see where and how far our feet will take us… but let’s face it, with any type of distance running, barefoot or otherwise, there’s a certain amount of…

The 28 day Supine Plank (low position) Challenge

In December, I completed my first 30 day challenge: the 30 day plank challenge. Shortly after completing it, I discovered the inverted (or supine) plank variation… and so that’s going to be my February challenge! I’m following the same schedule…

Could you do this all day?

I want to run long distances barefoot.

There, I’ve said it.

Out loud.

I’m going to run at least one marathon barefoot in 2018 and secretly, sssh, don’t tell anyone, I want to run further… much further.

The end is not the end

The end is not the end… it’s just that the way forward is sometimes just out of view!

Hello

It took me precisely 6 days to discover that running wasn’t for me and that I’d never ever be “a runner”. It’s a familiar story: I went out too hard, too fast, too far, too soon, too frequently… thinking I could go from zero to hero. My knees weren’t ready for that and they let me know in no uncertain terms!