Delighted to be involved in organising a brand new #running race in Portsmouth: an inclusive 5000m track night on 18 July, with times accepted from 30-mins and below. Being inclusive was at the heart of the event. Only a few spots left so sign-up quickly if you want a place! www.portsmouth5000.com

#LondonMarathon 2026, 2:35.01 🎯 Decided on Saturday to run it, despite multiple injuries! Revised my target and nailed it. Incredible experience. Will never forget it.

Rushcutters Bay Park in Sydney 🇦🇺 for a 30-minute grass run 🥵 stressy felt fine, I think! My mind likes to make up odd feelings.

3-week trip to Australia has started! Unfortunately I’ve got a minor posterior fibula stress “response” so my dream of a post-arrival run round Sydney Harbour is cancelled, will try a run on grass around a local park instead. Needs to heal before London in just over 4 weeks 😬

I was bitten by a dog out #running last night. I’m not blaming the owner but taking responsibility; I thought I had slowed down enough & said “excuse me” with enough notice, but still startled the female owner and the dogs (on leads). Women feel unsafe enough & I could have done more to warn them.

I know we're going through the process of remortgaging, but it's really not too late if you wanted to pay our mortgage off in full! We have until the end of June. Thanks in advance and anticipation.

Papped on the seafront in the middle of my marathon session. 60 mins @ marathon pace (3:29/km). Dodging traffic, roadworks, and people, decided just to run on the road! Very patient drivers for once #running strava.app.link/tAtD53BAv1b

Brighton Half Marathon 2026 69:46 - 9th - 1st MV40 - PB Horrible conditions in the swirly wind and rain, largely ran solo. Probably a sub-69 effort but I’ll have another go in three weeks time! #running #halfmarathon #M40 #MV40

Included 60 mins at target marathon pace. First time I’ve thought this might be achievable. 9 weeks to go! #LondonMarathon

This one was brutal in the wind and rain. Hoping that marathon pace feels easy now on a calm, sunny day! 10 weeks to go… #LondonMarathon2026 #running

Weighing myself every day at the moment while tracking my food intake and my nutrition. Could I really have lost a whole kilo yesterday?! I ran about 31km, 11k of that fast, the rest easy. Madness. #running

Marathon session: 40 mins easy, 40 mins at target marathon pace (3:28/km), 10 mins CD. Honestly can’t imagine running that pace for 42.2km, but that’s why the #marathon is hard! #running #LondonMarathon2026 #LondonMarathon

Fitness is returning quickly, which is encouraging. Back up to 70 #VO2max. #running

#Chichester10k on Sunday. Started well with a 15:30 first 5k, but couldn’t hold it! Finished in 31:35 for my 2nd fastest 10k, and held on to 🥈 in the British Masters 10k Championships for V40. I wasn’t really ready to go for sub-31, but that remains a goal for 2026, after the marathon! #running

Coach: “run very light and off-road” 🫡 Tight calf was bothering me so being extra cautious today, as per instructed. My coach is a legend and does it all voluntarily. His training has got me to sub-15 5k, 31:24 10k, and a sub-70 half marathon, so there’s no arguing with his methods! #running

#LondonMarathon training was a bit of a false start last week with niggles & calf tightness, but long run yesterday was positive. Hoping for a marathon pace session on Thursday, aiming for 40 mins at 3:25/km 😬 let’s go!

Grateful for the XT training option this morning! 40 mins in Z2. Bloomin’ boring but stayed dry! 🌧️

#LondonMarathon training plan starts this week! I'm coming off an injury so I won't be jumping straight into a 100km week, but thankful for the option of the cross trainer! Anyone else training for London in April? I'm excited but also nervous about picking up yet another injury. #running

Reading on the sofa HR gone from 44 to 60, low HRV, struggled running up hills today. Body fighting something. A couple of rest days coming up next week, struggle through until then!

Didn’t run for two weeks. Back pain and sciatica. I’ve managed to run the last three days & though there’s discomfort, it feels SO GOOD to be #running again. My new advice for runners: proactively go to a #Chiropractor & #Physio BEFORE injuries!

Sciatica & piriformis issues. Panic-booked a Chiropractor appt before Christmas. Turns out my ‘L4’ disc was out of alignment, my pelvis was wonky (meaning my right leg was showing shorter than my left), and my head wasn’t straight. Everyone should go see a #Chiropractor once a year!

Yesterday was one of my favourite days of the year: the day when the days start getting longer!! Bring on sunrise golf, twilight golf, summer evening track sessions, long evenings chilling… we’re on our way l!

Traveling home from Madagascar 🇲🇬 taxis, three flights, a bus, and a train. Everything ran really smoothly in Mada. Get back to the UK, and the bus was late, got stuck in traffic so dropped me off even later, now the train is delayed. And it’s pissing it down.

Back in Madagascar and feels like coming home 🇲🇬

Victory 5 mile race in Portsmouth UK, organised by my club City of Portsmouth AC. Finished 4th in 24:53, on a wet, slippery course. Course itself is slow with lots of turns. So very pleased to break 25 on a day and course like that. On to the next one! #running #5miles #racing

Four weeks of Productive! Completed it.

Friday Night Under the Lights 5k, Battersea Park, 28 Nov 2025. 14:45 🔔 5th fastest 5k by UK #MV40 this year. Absolute madness. Just went for it and got pulled round by the young whipper snappers!! #running #5k #PB

Track session tonight: 5 x 1,200m + 1,000, 800, 600 (90s rest in between each rep) Felt great! Fitness looks great, new HOKA Mach X 3’s great, all great. 5k race on Friday 😑 #running #trackrunning

10 easy, 10 steady, 10 LT, jog home. Solo parenting this week means just one run a day and squeezing sessions in between kids and work! Felt like I could have run steady pace forever. Feeling good ✌🏼 in my favourite shoes, the #HOKA #MachX2

Joint 7th fastest #10k by a U.K. #MV40 this year 🌶️ ⚡️ #running

Unexpected PB in the bag today at the #Brighton10k! I ran a PB here last year and didn’t think I’d be able to break it so soon after injury. 31:24 chip time. Delighted! #running #racing #10k

It boggles my mind that some people object to their taxes being used to help feed hungry children, but they are absolutely fine with paying more tax because billionaires don't want to pay their share.

Wednesday medium run. Trying to keep HR at 130bpm or below. Fitness is returning… #running #training

My main job at the #GreatSouthRun was to get my club mate over the line in under 55 mins for 10 miles. We had a great pack to work with. I led out the first 4 miles, then took a break behind others before leading just him for miles 7-8 when the pack broke up. He got 54:59, so job done! #running

Jogging it home, getting the job done ✌🏼 #GreatSouthRun2025

#GreatSouthRun2025. 10 miles. 55:15 I’m disappointed with that but only been back at training for 2 weeks after injury. Left my racing shoes at home & treated it like a threshold training session. Legs struggled but overall fitness was OK. Miserable conditions, but great group & great support!!

Great South Run 2025: the threshold sessions. Coming back from injury means not going for a stormer today, but should still be quick. Weather is crap but should have a tailwind to finish. Let’s go! #GreatSouthRun #GSR2025 #running

Great South Mini Run as a family! Eldest son finished 1.4km in 6 minutes flat, finishing 9th ish. Got to meet Elektro and Viper from Gladiators!

#Garmin trying to keep up with my #training load 🤪 #running

#Garmin v #Strava race prediction times, returning from injury. Not far off each other this time, though my half marathon and marathon times seem like they’re based on training load, others on VO2 Max. Sub-15 5k is a dream that is probably out of reach… but not bad for a 40-year old I’d say #running

Less than a week from seeing a #physio for an ultrasound on my #hamstring, I was #running pain free. He determined my hamstring is fine; it was my sciatic nerve causing me discomfort & pain. This exercise is ‘neural flossing’ - 10 days later & I’m symptom free! Worth every penny! #sciatica

Opening the account for the week with the Running Late run club in #Southsea, 4:30/km pace group. So easy to get the miles done with good people ✌🏼 #running #training #MondayMotivation

Despite feeling ready to train after figuring out my injury and treatment, #Garmin wants me to rest for 64 hrs! The recommended load dropped about 2 wks ago, but even then I would be out of range. I will listen to my body, but I don’t think I’ll have ‘Productive’ for a while! #training #running

Applied for a Championship place in the #LondonMarathon for 2026! They changed the criteria last minute for half-marathon time entries (must not have done a marathon before & no GFA place if unsuccessful), but I still qualify. This is my major focus now but have to wait until November to find out 🙏🏼

Less than a week after getting the right diagnosis of my injury (sciatic nerve, not hamstring), I ran virtually pain-free last night for the first time in over 6 weeks! Pushed it to the limit. Going to see the right physio changed everything. 10 mins easy, 10 mins steady, 10 mins LT + drills & plyos

A few snaps from the SEAA Road Relays on Saturday. Our City of Portsmouth AC ‘A’ team finished 18th to qualify for Nationals in two weeks 🙌🏼 great achievement

ask Nigel about #FarageTax Farage put his Clacton house in to his girlfriend Laure's name, avoiding tens of thousands of pounds like Rayner. But he won’t tell you that.

Enjoying this a bit too much...

Hercules Wimbledon 5,000m festival. 10 seeded races based on SB, with me in race 6. Aiming for 15:15, but home in 15:19 to win my race 🥇 and a new 5k PB! Got a bit more in the tank but I’ll have to do it when I’m 40! 🥳 #running #track #5000m