The ball was rolling. My training was all going well, maybe too well. My run, swim and bike times were improving and I was setting PB in all three disciplines, I had won my first race of the year (S...
Try new things, try the things you are scared of. Learn, fail, fall, fail again. Make glorious mistakes, grow, keep going forward. Don’t worry it isn’t good enough or what others think. Push y...
The Race I was so thrilled when I found out I had been invited to compete in the 50km World Championships trial in China. The race was the Lake Fuxian 50km Ultra and it doubled as a trial for the Wo...
I’ve waited a long time to write about my Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) OCC race experience. The truth is I didn’t know how to approach this blog. My race experience was so incredible, I f...
I was very fortunate to spend last weekend in France in the company of my teammates from Team Trail CimAlp. It was one of the most inspiring weekends I’ve had in a while. Spend your time wi...
“At mile 20, I thought I was dead. At mile 22, I wished I was dead. At mile 24, I knew I was dead. At mile 26.2, I realized I had become too tough to kill.” Unknown My Race in Numb...
In 2007, Rob and I decided to take a year off work (hmmm, a recurring theme – I’m definitely not made for the corporate world!). We felt young and free, we wanted to make the most of life, we want...
Boarding the plane on our way to the mountains… the children are over-excited and squabbling over the window seat… They are still young and enthusiastic by the prospect of family adventures in t...
Just over 18 months ago, I started this online and social media journey to share my sporting adventures with my friends. So many friends actually seemed interested in my crazy sporting adventures as...
As the end of 2016 approaches, it feels like the right time to reflect on the year. And what a year 2016 has been for me!! 2016… So many events completed, challenges and goals accomplished, succes...