As a runner, well as a human being, I sometimes ask myself "where am I compared to last year?". This time last year I had just come away from a disappointing European Cross campaign and was still feeling the effects of the illness I had there. I wasn't feeling too great going into 2009. Bu .. Read More
What a great time of the year! For one day only you can eat loads of food, watch loads of TV, take gifts off people but give nothing back and while doing all of this not feel the smallest bit bad about it. As if that weren't good enough, the next day there are loads of sales in the shops s .. Read More
After my European exploits I've had a very chilled out week. All I've been doing is going Christmas shopping in Birmingham town, eating loads of crap, watching TV, sleeping in until midday and a minimal amount of running. I think it's fair to say the disciplined athlete lifestyle I had has gone well .. Read More
So here I am in the team hotel, sitting in reception updating the profile. Being in a competition like this you see a few famous faces go by. While writing I've seen Mo Farah, Alistar Brownlee and Spencer Barden go by and Steph Twell is just down the other end of the reception playing cards with a f .. Read More
You may have seen this classic quote on a well known message board recently, but I can tell you that after rolling around in it on Saturday there's nothing to be afraid of. If you've seen the UKA website recently you may know I've been selected for the Euro's. I can tell you I did get a bit nervous .. Read More