Next up on my marathons in a nutshell is academia’s finest Italian racer Cat Presi and her ten maras and counting.  I was lucky enough to run with Cat at Tatton Half last year and am looking forward to the next time we get to race. Yorkshire Marathon 2016 was my first marathon and means…

This week, to continue my series Marathons in a nutsell, a growing number of posts where #UKRUNCHAT runners describe their marathons in easy to manage, bite sized chunks, I turn to my wonderful London crowd the Katzenjammers (for reasons that will not become abundantly clear in this piece). You will know the four “couples most…

Brighton marathon 2016 A great marathon and my first in 2016. I was running for a charity called Chestnut Tree House Hospice who were a great support. I really enjoyed it, was mainly flat with the odd big hill. The tough part was out to the power station where there is no support no crowds….

Next up for my Marathons in a Nutshell is Tim, a fundraiser for a charity called 21st Century which supports tiger conservation in the wild. There are the races he has completed in the last 12 months and are therefore fresh in the mind. His justgiving page is here . As part of his challenge he has vowed…

Next up for my series on bite-sized marathon reviews is my old mate Sam Baxter. And today he is going for a biggie and running the Race to the King. Good luck, Sam! Here’s to you fantastic achievements! 1.       London 2014. One of the best days of my life. The crowds were incredible. There was…

Next up for the Marathon bites treatment is Michael Avery who is blitzing through marathons at a rate of knots in a wicked pair of shades. Thanks, Michael. London 2013: As magic as the occasion was, seriously took the distance for granted. Great race but blew up at the 19th mile and didn’t recover and…

A new series of blog posts where I ask individuals or groups to summarise their marathons to date. Kicking off we have me, RunnersKnees… BERLIN 2015 99 Red Balloons, Kraftwerk and Rudi Voller’s perm, the Germans have given us so much and for me it was my first marathon. Superbly organised and supported throughout, iconic…