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Having made our mark in the British Powerjog championships, unexpectedly we received an invitation to take part in a demonstration race at the 1984 London Marathon exhibition “pasta party”. I suspect that word had got around about this guy who had developed a new twist on being a human cannonball, using a treadmill rather than Read more

Although I don’t like running on them,  I’ve had a couple of entertaining incidents involving treadmills. The first was way back in 1983, when against my better judgment I went along with an idea to enter an event called the British Powerjog championships being advertised in Athletics Weekly. Our completely ill-prepared 3 man team travelled Read more

I love reading biographies and autobiographies of great runners, and I read 3 marvellous books in quick succession during the summer which helped me understand why I had never really been cut out for ultra distance running. “North” by Scott Jurek, “Running and stuff” by James Adams, and “There is no map in hell” by Read more

I played with a bit of ultra running over the years, and probably competed in a total of between 15 and 20 ultra distance races, but at no point did I ever consider myself an ultra runner. To earn that title you have to be tougher than I am. In 1982 I took a gentle Read more

Racing –  Anyone can run in a race. You just pay your money, turn up and run. But to actually race is a different matter, and requires a certain attitude.  To me, it’s just as important to win your own personal race however far down the field you may be. Your personal challenge may be to beat one Read more

There’s a lot less mystique about getting good running shoes than the major brands would have you believe. The truth is, so long as you go with a running brand that has a good reputation the shoes are likely to be well constructed, made of suitable quality materials and will give you plenty of miles Read more