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24/10/2024

So many times my plans get derailed by life and other things and it can be tough

I recently had a run planned which was going to be ground-breaking for me, fall apart. The reasons where simple.

While I was bummed that my plans didn't work out something amazing seemed to happen because of that. Something that I never would have expected

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Ultimately we have things happen that derail our plans. When that happens it can really suck. I've had a 50km run planned but unfortunately, that can't happe...

02/10/2024

Your struggle is progress

Life is hard and it's easy to forget just how much progress we are making. When I started walking this year I had no idea just what it would lead to. The runs I've been on, the health scares, the self-imposed challenges, running up a mountain and then taking on my very first marathon and preparing in just 9 weeks.

There are days that I go out for a run and I feel terrible. I can hardly find a rhythm and my feet feel like bricks. They aren't easy days. It can be easy to get despondent on those days about lack of progress, but if I zoom out and look at everything else I've done then that 'bad' day is just part of the story.

So I'm hoping you can take some motivation from this story and maybe you can share your story with me.

Life is hard and it's easy to forget just how much progress we are making. When I started walking this year I had no idea just what it would lead to. The run...

18/09/2024

Are you a spiritual person?

I've had a few people tell me that running has improved their spiritual connection. Do you think that's true

Do you have a similar story that you'd like to share?

Here are some of the stories people have shared with me about how running has brought them closer to God

I was surprised to hear so many stories about how running has improved peoples spiritual connection. Someone even said "It feels like I'm talking to God". Wh...

11/09/2024

I think I found a cure for depression and Dr. Andrew Huberman may just agree with me

Depression is not nice. I've been there. In 2019 and 2020 I was hit with deep lonely depression. Even though I was surrounded by my wife and children, whom I love dearly, I still felt alone and depressed. As this year has really changed my outlook on life I was able to take time to talk to other people and ask them what running means to them.

A key message that I keep hearing is that it took them out of depression.

Depression is not nice. I've been there.In 2019 and 2020 I was hit with deep lonely depression. Even though I was surrounded by my wife and children, whom I ...

28/08/2024

These are the locations that have helped me run better ... or at least, made running a whole lot more fun, exciting, and lovely to go to.

I never thought just how much the locations I was running influenced my performance. Now that I have a few months of running experience, I reflect on the inf...

21/08/2024

Gout has been on the attack for the last two weeks

Gout can be debilitating which can lead to frustration and anxiety, which can lead to gout attacks.

This is me opening up about my experiences with gout and how I deal with the pain and why trying to create movement, even in small walks, is so important to the recovery process.

I don't know your situation and would always advise you to seek medical help but I do want to encourage you to face the fear of pain and create movement.

It's been two weeks of this gout attack. Initially, I thought it was an injury because of a trail run I did in Giba Gorge but I later realised that it's prob...

05/07/2024

Context is important

Is this sunrise or sunset? It can be hard to tell if you don't have more information, like which way was I facing when taking the photo.

Sometimes things don't need an explanation because it's just beautiful, no matter the context.

So what do you think?

01/07/2024

I did a really hard thing.

Running my first half marathon was really tough. The entire journey over the last 11 weeks has been more than amazing. It's been a key moment in life for me.

Even though it was really hard, I'd not change a single thing.

I mention a few people from Facebook and LinkedIn in this video. Was it you?

On the 22nd of June 2024 I set out to run my first marathon. Now I'm under no illusion that this shouldn't be "news" for anyone, whether or not you're into r...

09/06/2024

I didn't just wake up one day (not too long ago) and decide I want to take on this challenge of running my first marathon at the age of 48.

It wasn't that I felt that 9 weeks to prepare is such an insanely short time that it would make for great content. It was that my mind had a doorway opened up from doing really small challenges, and that was the thing I wasn't expecting.

I wasn't expecting to feel like I had the ability to run up a mountain, twice, after just three weeks of doing my first 5km. This led to more ambitious goals and eventually my mind got the idea that I could make it 42 km's in just 9 weeks.

I didn't just wake up one day (not too long ago) and decide I want to take on this challenge of running my first marathon at the age of 48. It wasn't that I ...

06/06/2024

The gear we use can greatly improve our performance.
* Using a laptop vs a Desktop
* Using a mobile phone or tablet computer

These tools help us make progress in our working careers.

However, often we jump into gear far too quickly, assuming it's the silver bullet to success, instead of evaluating our readiness and expected discomfort because the task ahead is new

Here I discuss (at length) just how I've arrived at the gear I'm using to prepare for my first-ever full marathon

When I started training for my first marathon I simply started with whatever I had in my clothing drawer. Nothing fancyWhile I have moved up to some newer th...

08/05/2024

Failure is never fun.

As I've grown in my career as an entrepreneur I've come to realise that failure is not the end, it's just a step in the journey.

That same thinking needed to be applied in this run. I had aimed to run 28 - 30 kilometres, as I prepare to take on my first full marathon ever, and I only managed to make it to 21 km before stopping.

Was it ideal - NO

However, I do recognise that I was able to make it 21km and this has been the 3rd week in a row that I'm running this kind of distance. Week 1: 18.8km Week 2: 23.3km Week 3: 21km So what else did I learn? After lots of water, my body recovered very quickly.

I filmed this video the next day and I had nearly no pain. Do you have something that you'd love to do that you have yet to try? I'd love to know your story.

Failure is never fun. As I've grown in my career as an entrepreneur I've come to realise that failure is not the end, it's just a step in the journey.That sa...

05/04/2024

I'm looking for some advice about Sir Lowry's pass.

I want to do a run up the pass but not sure about permission (not danger, permission)
I get that the road can be dangerous but I want to not get arrested (as I have a flight later the day).

Does anyone know if you can just run up the road or if you need permission or if there's a trial route that I can use?

I'm unfit and will probably die, but the adventure is what it's all about