As a recreational endurance athlete, I love a challenge as much as anyone. However, every now and then, I hear about a race or an event where I just think ‘rather you than me kiddo’. You know, those races that are a bit like space? The ones where you try

I feel like the fat kid in the preverbial candy store. Around me there’s a plethora of cars, quad bikes, lorries, pick ups and motorcycles that I don’t quite know where to look.  If cars had testosterone, then you’d find them here in Chilecito. I hear a

I was almost relieved by the time my alarm clock went off at 6am. I had an awful night sleep thanks to the sandstorm battering my tent all night. Plus, it was incredibly hot in the tent – stifling to say the least. I simply wanted to get out of this

Day 2 of the Dakar Rally takes me from La Posta to Chepe

‘Stop the car!’ I shout to my co-driver, motoring journalist James Baggott [https://twitter.com/CarDealerEd/]. ‘I’m so sorry, but I’ve got to take a photo – it’s simply too beautiful not to’. In fact, this wasn’t the first time, nor would it be the last, where

No one said that ironman races were easy and completing three in one summer is, for most people, a faintly ridiculous idea.  In June I flew to Salou, a seaside resort on the beautiful Mediterranean  coast of  Spain, to compete in the inaugural (and rather hot and hilly) Extrememan 226.

I've decided that the true test of a relationship is riding a tandem together through the streets of London - especially when neither of you had ridden one before. Last year for Zayne's birthday, we ran the Marathon du Medoc [http://www.marathondumedoc.com/] (see the

It was supposed to be a romantic weekend with my long-suffering girlfriend. A trip down to Sussex for a spot of camping, dinner in a local gastro pub, followed the next day with some trail running and perhaps a bike ride. Having been away for much of April, running the

Once upon a time, a marathon would have been enough to get a 'proud dad' look from even the sternest of fathers.  But by some curious twist of the imagination, it appears that a marathon isn't enough, as more and more people look for new challenges.