A recent post on my Instagram feed got me thinking (I am, shamelessly, my own best muse at times) about the importance that I seem to place on ‘belonging’.
The more I’ve thought of it, the more it seems to…
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Occam’s Razor
Occam’s Razor: (Latin – lex parsimoniae “law of parsimony”) a scientific and philosophical rule that states that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex.
Gee, thanks for that…….got to ask though, WTF??
Settle petal, and let…
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Longhaul Endurance
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. There’s actual food out there, actual, real food that you can use to fuel yourself for long runs. Sack off your SiS and Gu rubbish, get on board with this other…
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Over-hyped prima-donna comes over here and steals OUR records: The story of the sub-13 BGR!
Ahhh the power of the ‘headline’. One for all you dickhead Daily Mail readers to relate to. Bet you were dragged over here looking for another rant and subsequent “I’ll let you know” backlash rant of your own huh? Guess…
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Had an interesting conversation today. I’ll tell you aaalllllllll about it.
By way of an introduction, we’ve already talked about the role of ‘fad’ foods via this forum. Not really touched on kit and the like though. That is, until…
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FKT: WFC?
Brace yourselves, this is a rant.
FKTs (Fastest Known Times). WFC (Who F*cking Cares).
It’s the running equivalent of the ‘selfie’ i.e. it’s been around for years, people have been doing them for ages and now all of a sudden…
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Spring has sprung: A round-up
Seeing as no-one actually asked me what I’ve been up to this past few months, I thought I’d volunteer the information to save your shyness.
Training has been pretty consistent save for a niggle here and an illness there. I’ve…
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The Secret
I’m gonna let you in on a little summin’ summin’.
But first, some context.
When I was in Siurana climbing, oh, about 11 years ago or so, my mate Dave was gearing up to try a hard climb. His strategy…
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The Importance of ‘Could’….
….and why ‘potential’ is the greatest athletic gift.
“You’re never as good as anybody says you are”. So said Eoin Morgan, England’s ODI cricketing captain. He should know, England have just yesterday been beaten by Scotland; a team ranked 13th…
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Reflections: Old Life/New Life
I’m just in the death throes of an old way of earning. In a few short weeks I’ll be jumping from one frying pan into another very similar frying pan, albeit one that I feel more alive to.
Nearly six…
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