Gaining this international came as a huge surprise. I was completely unaware of the fixture till i got the call up to run. Less than a week before the Great city games i had placed second in the Robin Hood Half marathon which was hardly ideal preparation for a mile race against one one the best runn .. Read More

This was my first ever race in Sweden and to be my last of the season. I went into the race with no expectation on time or position which i think helped me to relax and enjoy the experience. Baring that in mind i still wanted to end the season with a good performance so i didn't leave it too la .. Read More

The Loughborough International is a great event to target early in the season if you're looking to get things off to a good start. This year was my 3rd in a row, competing in a 3rd distance at this fixture! The fact that I live so close to Loughborough, only a 30 minute drive from the .. Read More

This was my first track competition of the season. As always it's nice to get the season off to a good start and is also useful to gain an indication of what sort of shape you are in. Taking into account the weather conditions and my race tactics that i employed, i'm very satisfied with the overall .. Read More

This was my 2nd time of running the Lincoln 10k. It was another near perfect day with only a slight breeze in the air. Like last year it was a last minute decision to enter. I had previously tried entering the Derby 10k but was unsuccessful due to such late notice. As defending champion i was offere .. Read More

This will be my final blog of 2011. I can proudly say this has been by far the most successful year of my athletics career to date. There has been a few ups and downs, not even to mention hill sessions. The highlights for me are probably placing 6th in the National cross cou .. Read More

The dark nights and cold frosty mornings are now upon us. These conditions aren't ideal for running but they really sort out the difference between those who would rather sleep than become successful athletes! 5 weeks of solid and consistant training and i am .. Read More

Hello again to all you Runnerslife fans out there. My most sincere apologies for not blogging over the past few months. Its been one of the most difficult times in my running career to date. As any athlete will know, suffering any injury can be one of the most frustrating and distressing t .. Read More

With only a handful of competitions to go before the 2011 track season comes to an end it has been my intention to finish things on a high note. Not only to compensate for the loss of fitness in the middle but to continue training and build up into the winter. I took part in 3 races .. Read More

Hi guys, firstly id like to apologise for the massive gap in the middle of my season in which i haven't blogged. Its been a combination of suffering an injury and work commitments that have distracted my attention from blogging.  All of my focus had been completely on rehabilitat .. Read More

Hi guys, its been about a month since my last blog. Sorry its taken a while but my ability to prioritise this over racing, training, work and going away for a short break to Spain has been pretty difficult. I have competed in 3 races this month with a few decent results and a couple .. Read More

The track season is now underway. I can gladly say ive begun to find my track feet where i left off last year. Training has been going unbelievably well since returning from Front-Romeu. I have recently sat down with my coach to plan my race diary, in order&nb .. Read More

Ive been back in the UK for nearly a week on my return from an excellent spell of altitude training in Font-Romeu. I have given myself plenty of time to re adjust to sea level by taking the first few days one step at a time. Even though I've been feeling so good on my easy aerobic runs&nbs .. Read More

After coming back from Chamonix in the French Alps i only had two days at home to gather myself before heading out to Font-Romeu in the French Pyrenees. Within those two days i returned to Lincoln to defend my title from 2010 and managed to pull off a comfortable win in a time of 30.16. It .. Read More

Going over the past two weeks, I have had a pretty consistent run of quality training. From 12th March i spent the week in Spain with another 3 athletes from my training group and club, Notts AC. We were sharing a villa with a group of tri-athletes, who had notified me that there was .. Read More