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Your Greatest Endurance Test Ever

Here’s a lowdown on preparing and getting fit for an endurance event. Endurance fitness tests […]

So many stresses on the way to world champs qualification

Things have been a little tense over the last week as I raced my second […]

The Planet X Racing Machine

When I arrived at my first World Age Group Triathlon Qualifier in Nottingham a few […]

Young Scottish mountain runner takes on Europe

Aged just 21, inov-8 athlete Robbie Simpson is one of the hottest properties in UK […]

Sports pros join VegFest

I was vegetarian for more than a decade but then I started running (training for […]

Planet X and the power of social media

If you have any doubts about the power of blogging and social media please read […]

Inov-8 celebrates 10th anniversary

I can remember when I first heard about Inov-8 off-road running shoes. I was editor […]

Guest blog: City to Summit iron-distance finisher

Nick Green, aka the mobile bike mechanic, took part in the recent epic ironman-distance event, […]

Kit review: Up Raw sports fuel

Energy for sports comes in all shapes, sizes and packets. Most of it, in my […]

Mark Beaumont’s Highland Line Challenge

Have you seen what round-the-world record-breaking cyclist and adventurer Mark Beaumont is up to in […]

Guest blog: The LEJOG

More and more I hear of people cycling – or planning to cycle – the […]

27 things I learned at the Nottingham Sprint Triathlon

This was my first ever major sprint triathlon event. Much of what I did was […]