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Becoming a better runner is a lifestyle choice. Here you'll find workouts, recipes and training diaries covering different aspects of the running lifestyle.

VANGUARD WAY

Sitting at home on a Thursday night Matt and I started to conjure up a plan to go and do a Microadventure. After a few ideas were thrown about we decided to go and attempt the Vanguard Way (VGW). This is a 66 mile long distance walking trail that goes from Croydon to Newhaven. The original plan was to do…

3 PEAKS

Chatting away to my friends at work on Thursday I started to get serious FOMO as they told me about the adventures that they had planned for the Easter weekend of climbing Snowdon and Ben Nevis. I had no plans and was racking my brain for something to do when all of a sudden I decided that I should put…

LONDON 2 PARIS

It’s the days between Christmas and New Year where we are all in this limbo waiting for the next celebration to arrive and I want to go on an adventure! I pitched the idea of running from London to Paris to all my running buddies and the only one brave enough to accept the challenge was Adam. Meeting him at 8am…

GREAT OCEAN RUN

I spent the next four days running along the most beautiful coastal paths with amazing views of the ocean. For 100km of the Great Ocean Road you can get on a footpath. This footpath is only accessible at a few spots and as I was there out of the tourist season I was the only person on the trail which…

JERSEY

Charlottes friend Jonny Briggs was on an art residency in Jersey and Charlotte asked if I would like to go over for the weekend. I said yes but only if she would run around the island with me, seems like a fair deal to me! It is 48 miles so we would split it into two days and go and…

ISLE OF WIGHT

On Friday someone at work asked what I was up to on the weekend and it suddenly dawned on me that I had absolutely no plans. I had wanted to go on a little microadventure for a while and what a perfect opportunity to go on one! My first idea was to run to Paris but as it was already…

LONG ROAD TO COMRADES

Whilst researching running expeditions I was advised to get in touch with Dave Chamberlain as he was currently running around The World. As I was chatting to Dave he asked if I was free in May and would I fancy running from Cape Town to Comrades? Without really thinking about it or asking what I was getting involved in, I said yes!…

GR20

In researching the GR20 I kept on stumbling across quotes such as “The Toughest Trail In Europe” and ‘The Hardest Trek in Europe” but everyone seems to want to be the hardest and the toughest at the moment so I chose to take these quotes with a pinch of salt. I shouldn’t have the GR20 is brutal! The trail runs…

HAUTE ROUTE

The Haute Route is an alpine walking trail that runs from Chamonix to Zermatt, covers 180km and climbs 10,000m. It is usually takes 12 days to cover the route but we were going to see how far we could get in 5 days. I managed to trick six crazy friends to tackle this challenge all who had a varying levels of…

Apple Custard Cake

Apple Custard Cake I conduct a little experiment with this cake and guess what it bloody worked! It s a tasty sponge with a layer of creme patissiere topped with cinnamon apples, enjoy!! Ingredients: For the cake: 175g caster sugar 175g softened butter 3 eggs Zest 1 lemon 60ml olive oil 1 cup of buttermilk (if you don’t have buttermilk…

Cinnamon Scones

Cinnamon Scones with a Vanilla Icing If you haven’t guessed I am sightly obsessed with cinnamon buns, cinnamon scones and cinnamon in general at the moment. It doesn’t only taste great it is also really good for you. It can help lower blood glucose and LDL cholesterol. To be honest I am not sure to what extent this happens when mixed…

Cinnamon Slice

Cinnamon Slice If you have ever been to the Norwegian bakery Ole and Steen in London you will know that their Social Slice is to die for! I had a go at recreating it and think I did a pretty good job (if I say so myself)! This is an amalgamation of about 3 recipes with some Norwegian translation thrown…

Oat Cookies

Oat Cookies A healthyish snack there i sugar in these but they are also filled with goodness with the oats and bran flakes. They go perfectly with a cup of tea as an afternoon snack. Ingredients: 100g rolled oats 50g bran flakes, crushed 90g desiccated coconut 185g plain flour Pinch of salt 100g castor sugar 40g light brown sugar 100g…

Wholemeal Bread

Wholemeal Bread This bread is super easy to make and is delicious fresh out the oven or toasted with lashings of butter! Ingredients: 500g wholemeal flour, plus a little extra flour for finishing 40g soft butter 12g/2 sachets fast-action dried yeast 2 tsp salt about 300ml tepid water (warm not cold – about body temperature) a little olive oil Method:…

Chocolate Brownies

Chocolate Brownies These chocolate brownies are probably the tastiest I have ever eaten. They are delicious served warm but equally tasty straight out of the fridge, they then taste like chocolate fudge bites! Ingredients: 120 g of unsalted butter 60 g milk chocolate 100 g dark chocolate + 40 g dark chocolate 2 whole eggs 150 g of sugar 40…

Bread and butter pudding

Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding This hearty pudding is delicious on a winters day served warm with ice cream, custard or cream! Ingredients: 125 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 750 g plain panettone (or bread) 100 g raisins 2 tsp vanilla extract 300 ml double cream 300 ml whole milk 5 large eggs 100 g golden caster sugar…

Cinnamon Buns

Cinnamon Buns These cinnamon buns are super tasty and well worth the effort of making. Actually they are so tasty I ate all of the ones I baked in a day! The recipe below makes about 20. I tend to half the recipe as I have no self control! Ingredients: For the buns: 2 cups of milk 1 packet of…

Scones

Scones If you are having tea party then scones straight out of the oven covered in butter, clotted cream and jam are a must. These scones are fluffy and delicious and I am sure you will eat more than one! Ingredients: 500g strong white flour, plus a little extra for rolling out 80g softened butter, plus a little extra to…

Fastpacking the GR20

In researching the GR20 I kept on stumbling across quotes such as “The Toughest Trail In Europe” and ‘The Hardest Trek in Europe” but everyone seems to want to be the hardest and the toughest at the moment so I chose to take these quotes with a pinch of salt. I shouldn’t have the GR20 is brutal!

How much of The Haute Route can we run in 5 days?

The Haute Route is an alpine walking trail that runs from Chamonix to Zermatt, covers 180km and climbs 10,000m. It is usually takes 12 days to cover the route but we were going to see how far we could get in 5 days. Seven crazy fools had signed up to tackle this challenge all who had a varying levels of experience.