18th March 2026 So, today is a scheduled, slow, easy pace run before my secret half marathon on Sunday. Secret because it was supposed to be a 10k supporting race on the way to the Bristol half marathon in May, but for one reason or another (I’m a bit crap) I never sent my entry…
Day 1. It started well, was brilliant in the middle and the ending was superb. A great kick off activity for the 108 miles around Dartmoor. We kicked off in Okehampton at 12:30 and walked the short 9 miles to Lydford, where we are staying at the Castle Inn currently. Great pub, superb rooms and…
“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.” Dean Karnazes May 13th – Days until Dartmoor: 3, Days to Silverstone 10k: 113 I was going to call this, ‘the road to recovery’, but thought better of it as that would put me in direct comparison with…
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan April 18th – Days until Dartmoor 108: 28, Days to Silverstone 10k: 138 I am nursing a mild injury. I have felt fine whilst running or walking, but recently, once I stop I have started to experience…
So, yesterday’s repeat of the failed 7k with drills was brutal, unforgiving and outstanding. What I failed to mention, or had completely forgotten was that at the end of the 5 x 1km race pace intervals, there was a sting in the tail in the form of 3 x 200 meter sprints at a ‘controlled…
“Fast food is popular because it is convenient, it’s cheap and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.” Eric Schlosser 13th April – Days to go on 100 days dry: 0. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 33 I have read, watched and consumed so much information…
“Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.” – Renee Jain 11th April – Days to go on 100 days dry: 2. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 35 With only 5 weeks to go (as of today) until the first day of the Dartmoor 108, I confess I am a little nervous….
“We think, mistakenly, that success comes from the quantity of work that we put in, instead of the quality.” Ariana Huffington 3rd April – Days to go on 100 days dry: 10. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 43 Actually, the exact quote from ‘Interval Intervention‘ was, “If I keep this up, in the summer, I’m…
2nd April – Days to go on 100 days dry: 11. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 44 “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha The trouble with setting targets with a fixed date and then working hard to get there is that…
24th Mar – Days to go on 100 days dry: 19. Days until the Dartmoor Way: 52 “When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going.” Roy T. Bennett I feel like a bit of a fraud. Things are progressing well, but it’s been two weeks since…
