A final festive thought

Thank you for all your comments and tweets over the past week, especially around the challenges we all face at this time of year. From dark wet nights and crowded social and work commitments, to simple lack of mojo, and feelings of guilt, it’s easy to see why a lot of us are missing our […]

The constant juggle: how to balance life with endurance training

Does this sound familiar? You start the week with training runs booked in, then life gets in the way and you end up stressed, juggling all your responsibilities and feeling like you’ll never meet your goals. By Sunday, you’re deflated, feeling that you’ve failed or let yourself down. If that sounds like you, you’re definitely […]

Super Fit at 50: When change plateaus

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the first results of my efforts to get Super Fit at 50 (i.e. my journey to become a faster, fitter endurance runner and bag more energy for what’s important in life along the way). I’d lost a bit of weight. That’s now bottomed out. I’m 5kg below […]

Five things I’ve learned so far from trying to get Super Fit at 50

It’s been roughly six weeks since I embarked on ‘Super Fit at 50’ – my journey to become a leaner, fitter runner and have more energy and drive for the important things in life. It all culminates in attempting to conquer Centurion Running’s South Downs Way 100 in under 24 hours. Catch up on ‘why?’ […]

Super Fit at 50 – checking in

Since early September, I’ve been on a mission to become a leaner, fitter, meaner ultrarunner – and have more energy for work and family life. I’m calling it ‘Super Fit at 50’! So, here’s what’s happened so far. I’ve lost 5kgs. The weight loss hasn’t been linear, but it’s definitely on a downward trend! My […]

How to avoid being ‘obsessively obsessive’ when pursuing endurance goals

Endurance runners have one thing in common: we’re all incredibly driven to achieve our goals. Succeeding over long distances requires a degree of mental focus – the kind that gets you through pain, obstacles and adversity. But how do we maintain a sense of perspective on life, yet also pursue these massive goals? Is it […]

Endurance at 50 – feeling finite and getting ‘super fit’

I’m about to embark on a journey to improve my fitness, health and general wellbeing – ‘Super Fit @ 50’. I’m setting milestones to measure my progress along the way. The first will be to get a six pack by December – the ‘six pack challenge’, if you will. The real goal, however, is to […]